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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunmetal Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey has chosen Killed By Death as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
25
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Swift! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gunmetal Grey! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Swift avoids the body shot from Grey.
Swift lands with a kick to the temple. Grey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swift listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Grey lands with a good body shot. Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Swift slips under a jab from Grey. Grey throws an off balance right hand
and Swift counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Swift looking to throw knees to the head but Grey is blocking nicely.
Grey working hard to break the clinch. Grey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Grey breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Swift. The fight stays on the outside here - Swift looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Swift tries to clinch up and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swift misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
Grey misses with a double jab
and Swift counters by moving into the clinch. Grey trying to control the position but instead, Swift has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grey into the cage. Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunmetal Grey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Grey connects with a leg kick. Swift looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Grey is looking to land body kicks. Grey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jack Swift has been cut. Grey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swift counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range. Grey throws a leg kick and Swift connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Swift is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey throws a nice head kick!
Swift darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Swift tries to stand but can't do so whilst Grey controls his leg. Grey tries to kick Swift off but Swift keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Grey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Grey kicks off Swift and gets to his feet. A nice inside leg kick there by Grey. That's going to slow Swift down. Grey misses with a left hand and Swift counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Grey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swift with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Swift connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gunmetal Grey has been cut. Swift keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grey's efforts to push away. Grey working hard to break the clinch. Grey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey misses with a combination
and Swift cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Swift tries to close the distance and clinch but Grey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grey, right into the meat.
Swift tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gunmetal Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Grey throws a lazy head kick and Swift counters with a body kick. Grey looks gassed! Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Swift holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swift swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Grey misses with a double jab
and Swift counters by moving into the clinch. Grey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Grey throws a body punch but Swift moves out of range. Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey jabbing away but nothing is landing. Grey throws a lazy body kick letting Swift counter with a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A combination from Swift does no damage. Swift shoots in for a double leg but Grey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Grey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Swift has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swift on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Swift throws a right and a left that both miss. Swift gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Grey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grey manages to break the clinch.
Swift pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Grey misses. Grey throws a head kick that misses and Swift counters with a nice body kick. Swift throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grey's waist but Grey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swift off to one side. Swift throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grey's waist but Grey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swift off to one side. Grey tries a head kick but it misses.
Grey slaps away a takedown attempt from Swift, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him. Grey throws a low kick but Swift avoids it. Grey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swift.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grey thows a leg kick but Swift checks it and Swift counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grey's guard now. Swift wants to get up but he can't break Grey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Grey wants to stand up but Swift is controlling him. Swift wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Swift decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Grey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swift in his tracks. Swift tries to clinch up and Grey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swift counters with a head kick. Grey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice inside leg kick there by Grey. That's going to slow Swift down. Swift instigates a clinch. Swift is trying to break free. Grey has had enough of the clinch but Swift keeps him there for the moment. Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Grey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swift rather than just go for the knockout. Grey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A head kick by Grey misses and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A bone on bone clash there as Swift blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Swift checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Swift looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jack Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grey misses with a double jab
and Swift counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Grey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a shoot takedown. Grey fights it but they end up in guard. Swift wants to stand but Grey is controlling his posture from full guard. Swift stands up and waves to Grey to follow him. Grey throws a jab when Swift was well out of range. Gunmetal Grey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grey throws a poor cross that misses
and Swift counters with a two punch combo. Good exchange - Grey coming out on top. Grey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Grey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swift's guard. Grey trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Swift throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grey wants to stand but Swift is controlling his posture from full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Swift dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grey throws a lazy right hand but Swift sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Grey throws a right hand that misses
and Swift counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Swift is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jack Swift overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Grey is trying to stand back up but Swift is controlling him
Swift decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Grey misses with a body shot
and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift. Swift gets to his feet. Grey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Crunch! Grey slams his shin into Swift's torso. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Grey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grey wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swift's sensitive parts. Swift has Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Grey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swift throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Grey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swift under the eye. Swift is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grey. Swift shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grey defends it nicely. Grey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Swift throws a head kick that misses and Grey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swift is lucky that one didn't land flush. Swift misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Swift tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Swift slips a jab and a cross from Grey.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swift. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him. Grey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swift. Grey misses with a lunging right hand
and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Swift tries to stand but Grey is controlling from the bottom. Grey has his feet on Swift's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Grey throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swift fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A telegraphed right hand from Grey misses the target. Swift on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grey. Grey obviously looking to wear him down.
Grey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grey. Swift takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swift ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice shot by Grey. Grey throws a head kick that misses and Swift counters by moving into the clinch. Grey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Grey tries to throw a body punch but Swift avoids it by throwing Grey back against the cage. Grey working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Swift rushes Grey and presses him up against the cage. Grey lands with a short head shot on the inside. Swift manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grey. Swift does a little dance to reset his feet. Grey throws a lazy head kick and Swift holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Swift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey throws a leg kick and Swift holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Swift is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Swift blocks an uppercut.
Grey swings wildly with an uppercut but Swift uses good head movement to avoid it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Grey can't break the clinch.
Swift with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Swift. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Swift!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
82% |
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