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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ky Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
18
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ky Swan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smirnov.
Swan looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Smirnov.
Swan is looking to clinch.
Swan tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Swan wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smirnov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smirnov.
Swan looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.
Good work by Swan as he checks the leg kick.
ky Swan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smirnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Swan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Swan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov throws a jab when Swan was well out of range.
Smirnov lands a high kick!
Swan darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smirnov scores with a one two! Swan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan has Smirnov pressed against the ropes, preventing Smirnov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smirnov tries to break the clinch but Swan is controlling the position.
Swan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swan if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swan tries to clinch up but Smirnov circles away and keeps his distance.
Swan throws a series of punches but Smirnov avoids them all with ease.
Swan tries to clinch up.
Swan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Swan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Swan doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnov circles away.
Swan tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Swan gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smirnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swan wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Swan looks to clinch
and Smirnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smirnov throws the kick towards the body but Swan avoids it.
Smirnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Swan tries to clinch up.
Smirnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnov scores with a push kick.
Swan throws a hook to the side of Smirnov's head but Smirnov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swan misses with a series of wild punches.
Swan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smirnov throws a solid leg kick but Swan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smirnov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smirnov.
Smirnov connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov cracks the inside of Swan's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swan throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swan will feel that in the morning.
Swan is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Smirnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swan tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Swan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swan tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smirnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Swan tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
ky Swan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smirnov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swan.
Swan wants to clinch but Smirnov slips to the side
and Smirnov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smirnov.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the ropes.
Swan misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the ropes.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch but Swan keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Swan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smirnov.
Swan darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Swan tries to clinch up
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smirnov.
Swan closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a good low kick that Swan was not able to check.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smirnov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swan is looking to clinch.
Swan tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swan wants to clinch.
Swan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smirnov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swan really felt that one!
Smirnov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swan tries to clinch up.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smirnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swan tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swan wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Swan looks to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swan's knee momentarily.
Swan moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Swan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a double jab
and Swan counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Smirnov can't break the clinch.
Smirnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swan throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a good, hard body kick but Swan shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swan moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Swan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Smirnov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smirnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swan.
Swan wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smirnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smirnov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like ky Swan has been cut.
Smirnov misses with a wild body shot.
Swan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Swan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swan closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a head kick.
Swan throws a head kick that misses.
Swan tries a head kick but it misses.
Swan darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swan's knee momentarily.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swan moves to clinch but Smirnov breaks away
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan wants to clinch.
Swan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov cracks the inside of Swan's front leg.
Smirnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Swan.
Smirnov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swan closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smirnov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swan tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Swan has Smirnov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swan moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Smirnov scores with a spinning back kick!
Swan moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Swan tries to clinch up but Smirnov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Swan.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swan.
Smirnov throws a wild body kick that Swan sees coming a mile off.
Smirnov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smirnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ky Swan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smirnov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smirnov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to break free but Swan has control.
Smirnov is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Smirnov wants to get back to striking at distance but Swan won't allow it.
Swan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swan lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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