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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swick comes to the ring accompanied by A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley. Vince Cruise is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick throws out a loose jab but Cruise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruise lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Swick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swick.
Swick moves out of range of the strikes.
Swick misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Swick misses the target.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise misses with the combination.
Cruise misses with a body kick.
Cruise tries to clinch but Swick moves out of range.
Cruise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vince Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruise is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swick misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swick tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Swick lands but Cruise takes it in his stride.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
Cruise wants to slow Swick down by chopping away at his legs.
Swick is looking to slow Cruise down with leg kicks.
Cruise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swick slips a jab from Cruise.
Swick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Swick.
Cruise throws a leg kick
and Swick counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruise will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise tries to clinch but Swick moves away
enabling Swick to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swick throws a body kick that misses.
Cruise closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swick throws a leg kick but Cruise moved away.
Swick takes a swing at Cruise's ribcage but misses.
Cruise thows a leg kick but Swick checks it
and Swick counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swick lands with a straight right. Cruise didn't see that one coming.
Swick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruise wants to clinch but Swick slips to the side
and Swick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swick misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swick pinned against the cage. Swick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jake Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Cruise.
Swick throws a leg kick that misses.
Swick avoids the head kick by Cruise.
Swick swinging wildly here.
Cruise dodges the punch combination from Swick.
Cruise throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruise throws a front kick aimed at Swick's knee but Swick avoids it well.
Cruise closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick tries to bum rush Cruise with a series of wild strikes but Cruise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jake Swick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swick misses with a combination
and Cruise counters with a one-two to the body.
Cruise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swick misses with a low kick as Cruise jumps back.
A combination from Swick does no damage.
Swick throws a push kick but Cruise slaps the foot to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Swick scores with a four punch combination!
Swick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruise counters with a left and a right that stings Swick.
A cross from Swick lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Swick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cruise shoots for a double leg takedown but Swick sprawls well. He's pushed Cruise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swick.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Swick counters with a left to the body.
Swick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swick.
Cruise closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruise closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruise misses the shot to the body.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Swick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Swick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swick keeps working.
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.
Cruise tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruise has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruise with the ground and pound but Swick regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Swick wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruise trying to control from half guard but Swick is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruise was well out of range. Poor timing from Swick.
Cruise throws a right and a left that Swick avoids nicely.
Cruise tries to clinch
and Swick counters with a solid body kick.
Jake Swick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Cruise misses.
Cruise closes the distance but Swick moves to the side
and Swick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swick defending well as Cruise loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruise closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swick misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Swick.
Some wild striking there from Cruise.
Cruise tries for a takedown but Swick circles away easily
and Swick counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruise fails with the takedown.
Jake Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Cruise.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swick.
Swick is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruise wants to clinch
and Swick counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruise tries to clinch up
and Swick counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruise moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swick decides to pull guard.
Cruise stops Swick from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Swick dominated that second round.
That's time! Swick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cruise looks to throw a body kick
and Swick counters with a leg kick.
Swick throws a head kick that misses.
Cruise gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Swick counters with a nice uppercut.
Swick looks to land a combination. Cruise sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Swick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swick but Swick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruise shoots in but Swick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swick but Swick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jake Swick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Cruise.
Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swick throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruise tries to clinch up
and Swick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruise fails with the takedown
and Swick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swick. That's going to slow Cruise down.
Swick lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruise shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise clinches but Swick breaks the clinch
and Swick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swick counters with an outside leg kick.
Swick throws a head kick but Cruise moves out of range.
Nice shot by Swick.
Cruise misses with a combination
and Swick counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swick misses with a double jab.
A jab from Swick finds it's way through Cruise's defenses.
Swick blocks a head kick by Cruise.
Swick cracks the inside of Cruise's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swick to the mat! Swick manages to get full guard.
Cruise postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Swick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruise, into his guard.
Swick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruise, up you get!
A combination from Swick does no damage.
Cruise throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruise is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Swick looks to land a combination but Cruise avoids it well.
Cruise tries for a takedown but Swick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swick slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruise, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick tests Cruise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruise tries to clinch there but Swick circles away.
Cruise tries to clinch up
and Swick counters with a low kick, right behind Cruise 's knee.
Vince Cruise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Swick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruise darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Swick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruise can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruise missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Swick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Swick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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