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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mei Dabest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jack swanson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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227 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mei Dabest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jack swanson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
swanson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dabest fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
swanson gets caught flat footed, as Dabest shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dabest trying to control but swanson is working from the bottom.
Dabest controlling from the top position.
Dabest advances to half guard.
Dabest gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dabest closes the distance and clinches up with swanson, looking for a takedown. Dabest pushes swanson against the cage but swanson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dabest feints and as swanson raises his hands in defense, Dabest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dabest is pushing down on swanson's leg trying to pass to half guard. swanson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dabest has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dabest wants to free his trapped foot but swanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dabest works his way into full mount!
Dabest controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabest looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dabest looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
swanson is trying desperately to improve position.
Dabest controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabest wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Dabest unloading with bombs!
Dabest wants to control the pace but swanson is squirming around nicely.
swanson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
swanson tries to hold on but Dabest pushes him away.
swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You get the feeling that swanson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dabest looking to secure an arm triangle but swanson defends it well.
Dabest content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns swanson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dabest with good strikes from the mount here!
swanson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dabest trying to control but swanson is having none of it.
Dabest looking to finish swanson with some ground and pound. This is bad for swanson!
Dabest controlling his opponent.
Dabest avoids the attempt from swanson to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dabest connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dabest with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dabest controlling the pace for now.
swanson tries to lock up and control but Dabest gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
swanson tries to buck Dabest off but he can't manage it.
Dabest looking to control and managing it successfully.
swanson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
swanson tries to hold on but Dabest postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mei Dabest dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dabest throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around swanson's waist but swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dabest off to one side.
swanson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dabest's head.
Dabest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts swanson as he jumps to the side.
swanson pushes Dabest up against the cage in a clinch.
Dabest has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. swanson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mei Dabest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dabest is looking for a takedown up against the cage. swanson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabest could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
swanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dabest gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dabest has dropped down and is working for a takedown. swanson is trying to keep an underhook but Dabest manages to get the takedown into half guard.
swanson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dabest.
Dabest moves nicely into side control.
swanson looks to move to half guard but instead Dabest has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dabest controlling from the full mount.
Dabest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
swanson can't escape the position.
Dabest is landing with some decent strikes but swanson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dabest is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. swanson is in real trouble.
Dabest controlling from the back.
swanson covers up after that shot from Dabest.
Dabest is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at swanson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dabest is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at swanson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You can see the frustration on swanson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dabest looking for the choke but no joy.
The referee is taking a good look at swanson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dabest!
Mei Dabest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
swanson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dabest's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabest misses with punches from the back.
Dabest has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of swanson's body.
Dabest lands strikes to the head.
swanson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dabest's arms.
Dabest lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabest is not going to allow swanson to sit and survive in this position.
Dabest lands punches and elbows.
swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dabest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dabest is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but swanson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dabest looking to break swanson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. swanson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dabest will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dabest missing with punches from the back.
Dabest is looking for the choke from the back position but swanson is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
swanson tries to escape the position.
Dabest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that swanson can do to turn this around?
Dabest has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. swanson is defending well but eventually Dabest manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! swanson has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mei Dabest!
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FIGHT
RATING
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