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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 cm
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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
223 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Swift! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Swift takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Chuck Swift has been cut. Swift scores with a jab. Swift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield. Swift misses with a looping right. Winnfield checks a leg kick. Winnfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing. Winnfield misses with a straight right. Swift clinches with his opponent.
Swift lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winnfield or not. Winnfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Winnfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swift has him pressed against the cage. Winnfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swift tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
Winnfield working hard to break the clinch. Swift using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swift keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swift just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winnfield's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winnfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Winnfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swift. Swift misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnfield.
Swift takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Winnfield tries to keep at a distance but Swift has taken the fight into the clinch. Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Winnfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Swift scores with a nice right hand.
Swift looks to land a combination but Winnfield avoids it well. Winnfield swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.
Swift connects with a crisp jab. Swift wants to clinch up but Winnfield keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swift. Winnfield misses the jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Swift does a little dance to reset his feet. Swift cracks Winnfield with a good jab. Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swift.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target. Winnfield takes a swing at Swift's ribcage but misses. Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield. Good standup being displayed there by Swift as he connects with a hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Swift throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target. Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Swift. Jab by Winnfield. Swift tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swift.
Swift tries to bum rush Winnfield with a series of wild strikes but Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A leg kick checked by Winnfield. Swift tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range. Jules Winnfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Swift throws a right and a left that Winnfield avoids nicely. Winnfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Winnfield defending well as Swift loads up on a big left hand. Swift misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield. Winnfield thows a body shot but no joy. A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Swift does a little dance to reset his feet. Winnfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swift counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Swift swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winnfield. Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swift moves away. Swift on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Swift wants to land a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range. Swift defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Swift throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Swift throws a jab when Winnfield was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Swift dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chuck Swift's cut. 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.
Swift shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winnfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Swift looking to sit in guard and control but Winnfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Swift looking to control.
Swift tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winnfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swift managing to control the position. Winnfield wants to stand but Swift has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Swift is working an open guard so Winnfield takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Winnfield lands a right hook to the body.
Winnfield swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.
Swift misses with a hook. Winnfield ducked under it nicely. Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big right from Winnfield misses. Winnfield scores with a shot to the body.
Winnfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice hook. Winnfield connects with the punch. Swift throws a sloppy body shot
and Winnfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Swift doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Winnfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swift rather than just go for the knockout. Swift wants to clinch up but Winnfield keeps it at a distance. Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Swift sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winnfield paws at him with a jab and circles away. Winnfield looks to throw the jab but Swift is out of range. Swift uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield. Jules Winnfield seems to be getting the better of the standup. Swift throws a head kick that misses. Swift misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swift tries for a takedown but Winnfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Winnfield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swift looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Swift moves out of range as Winnfield strikes. Swift ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield. Swift blocks a jab. Swift bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Swift ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swift.
Swift displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Chuck Swift's cut. That's time! Swift's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swift lands a head kick. Winnfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Winnfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swift counters with a three punch combo that has Winnfield backing up. Winnfield nods at Swift to acknowledge the strikes. Swift is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
Swift throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Swift tries a head kick but it misses.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the body. Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swift moves away. Swift ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield. Swift tries to clinch up but Winnfield circles away and keeps his distance. Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Swift ducks down to avoid it. Swift lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Winnfield looks to land a left hand but Swift moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Winnfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swift. Swift scoring well with a low kick there.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Swift shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winnfield can do anything to dispel that myth. Swift is looking for a kimura but Winnfield is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swift to get the leverage. Swift throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swift in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swift tries to pass to full mount but Winnfield defends it. Swift missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Swift 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.
Winnfield pushes Swift off looking to stand but Swift dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swift is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Swift uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swift is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Winnfield misses with a looping right. Swift shoots in looking for a takedown. Winnfield tries to sprawl out of it but Swift keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winnfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Swift drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swift lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Swift uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield. Winnfield misses with a body shot
and Swift counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight! Chuck Swift showed his dominance in that final round. I think Swift has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Swift!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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