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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nihlus The Random has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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155 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Swift! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Swift shoots in for a double leg but The Random sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The Random is looking to clinch but Swift is avoiding it.
The Random tries for a takedown but Swift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. The Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swift darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Swift performing his best blanket impression for a moment. 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. The Random is not content to let Swift control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Random is looking for a sweep. Swift is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Random keeps working.
Anderson Swift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Swift avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nihlus The Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Random moves in looking to clinch but Swift pushes him off. The Random tries to clinch and Swift counters with a nice double leg into guard. The Random is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swift is controlling him. Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swift trying to control but The Random is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Swift was stalling too much, according to the referee. No luck for The Random with that takedown attempt. Swift shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Random is trying to defend but Swift finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Swift is keen to just control but The Random is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swift looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Swift. The Random lands a nice looking body shot.
The Random tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center. Swift blocks a head kick by The Random.
Swift tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Random sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swift somewhat. The Random wants to clinch up but Swift keeps it at a distance. Swift closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Random to the mat! The Random manages to get full guard. Swift looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Random is looking for a triangle but Swift pushes his legs off easily.
Swift's corner is telling him to maintain position. Swift tries to free his leg and advance position but The Random is retaining full guard. Swift trying to control but The Random is working from the bottom. Swift sitting in guard here, content to control. The Random really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson Swift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. The Random shoots in for a takedown but Swift shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihlus The Random. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Random fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swift avoids it really well and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round. The Random doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
The Random connects with a high kick. The Random fails with a takedown attempt from distance. The Random gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swift to score an easy takedown into full guard. Swift controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Swift wants to control from the top but The Random keeps moving. Swift might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Random kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The Random looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Swift. The Random scores with a push kick. The Random doesn't succeed with the takedown and Swift counters with a single leg into guard. The Random didn't expect that. This has been an exciting period of action! The Random keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully. Swift passes into half guard. Swift with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. The Random tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg. Swift is trying to control. The Random wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Swift was stalling too much, according to the referee. The Random tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swift sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Random somewhat. Swift swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Swift looking to score a takedown here. The Random is defending well but Swift drives through and ends up in The Random's guard. The Random looking for a sweep. Not yet The Random, not yet. The Random working a defensive guard here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. The Random is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swift is controlling him. Swift passes into half guard. Well, if Swift is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Random is looking to improve his position.
Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Random keeps working. Swift is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Swift looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Swift is keen to just control but The Random is a slippery customer.
Anderson Swift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. The Random lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Random tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it. Swift stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swift wants it to stay on the feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Swift changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Random tries to avoid it but Swift manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Random to the ground. The Random escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Swift has a takedown stuffed. Swift takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Swift dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swift shoots in for a takedown but The Random shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. The Random wants to clinch. Swift has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Random. Nice sprawl there from The Random as Swift shoots in. The Random gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Swift counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Random's guard now. The Random keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Swift looking to sit in guard and control but The Random gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The Random wants to pass the guard but Swift is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swift has his hands on The Random's head, controlling the position. Swift keeping full guard, as The Random tries to pass. The Random passes into half guard. Swift is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Random stops Swift from getting back to his feet.
The Random seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swift does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The Random with the ground and pound but Swift uses the opportunity to regain guard. The Random stopping the sweep attempt from Swift. Swift wants to stand but The Random is controlling the position. The Random will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Swift keeping moving, preventing The Random from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. The Random would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The Random thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nihlus The Random wasn't doing enough on the ground. The Random closes the distance looking to clinch and Swift counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Swift is trying to control. The Random wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Swift looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Swift prevents The Random from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Swift is controlling the pace.
Anderson Swift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Swift stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Random. Swift scores a takedown into full mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice elbow there by Swift. Swift trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Swift controlling his opponent. Swift prevents The Random from getting the reversal. The Random tries to hold on but Swift postures up. Swift controlling from mount. The Random tries to hold on but Swift pushes him away. Anderson Swift has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Swift can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Random is looking to escape. The Random squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Swift can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Random is looking to escape. Swift controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. The Random squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Swift looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swift wants to control the pace but The Random is squirming around nicely. Swift controlling the position easily from mount. The Random tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Swift takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Swift tries to control but The Random wriggling away. Swift has control of The Random's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Random regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swift cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swift trying to control but The Random is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Swift sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Random wants to control but Swift is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Swift showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Random looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The Random doesn't succeed with the takedown and Swift counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The Random working a defensive guard but Swift manages to pass into side control anyway.
Swift should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Swift tries to score with some ground and pound. The Random controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Swift tries to advance to mount but The Random denies him. The Random is trying to get back to half guard. Swift wants to control but The Random is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swift throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The Random is letting Swift control him for a moment. Swift decides to stand back up. Nihlus The Random is winning the standup battle so far. The Random defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swift. Swift closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Random quickly recovers to half guard. Swift is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The Random actively working from the bottom here. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Random keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Swift trying to control from The Random's half guard. The Random has other ideas though and has regained full guard. The Random working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
Swift trying to move into half guard but instead The Random has managed to sweep! The Random prevents Swift from getting back to his feet. The Random passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Random seems to be working for a kimura but Swift defends the submission attempt. Swift manages to escape and get back to his feet! Swift avoids the head kick by The Random.
Swift stuffs the takedown attempt from The Random. The Random gets slowly back to his feet. Some wild striking there from The Random.
Swift scores with a takedown into The Random's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Swift is pushing down on The Random's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Random is fighting to maintain full guard but Swift has managed to sneak the leg through. Swift controlling the pace. Swift wants to take a breather but The Random is having none of it. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The Random has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swift is working away from the top position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Swift hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Swift has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round. The Random manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Swift not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Swift wants to control from the top but The Random keeps moving. The Random can't keep his opponent in guard - Swift advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Swift has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Swift is looking to pass The Random's guard but actually The Random recovers to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. The Random is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swift controlling from the top position. Swift trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Random's guard. Swift sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Random's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. The Random is refusing to be controlled, as Swift sits in half guard. Swift performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The Random is trying to stand up here but Swift is controlling him well. Swift uses his free foot to push down on The Random's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Random. Swift landing strikes from the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Swift trying to control but The Random is having none of it. Swift lands a nice shot to the head. Swift controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. The Random can't escape the position.
Nihlus The Random has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The Random regains half guard. Swift is keen to just control but The Random is a slippery customer. Swift controlling the pace. Anderson Swift is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson Swift has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. The Random fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swift has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Random stuffs the takedown. The Random works over Swift's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Anderson Swift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Swift winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Anderson Swift! Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Anderson Swift! Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Anderson Swift!
Anderson Swift wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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