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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Owens might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing In The Name. Swift is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tupac Shakur - Never had a Friend Like Me. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orlando Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oschino Swift!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swift pinned against the cage. Swift gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Owens looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donk. Swift catches Owens right on the button with a cross.
Swift feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Owens's calf.
Owens throws a hook to the side of Swift's head but Swift sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swift scores with a jab. Owens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swift keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swift as he jumps to the side.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swift is fending him off so far but Owens persists. Nope, Swift circles away and we're back to standing.
Owens shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Owens showed some decent athleticism there.
Swift wants to get back to his feet.
Swift avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
Swift keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swift keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens prevents Swift from standing back up.
Owens trying to control from half guard but Swift is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Owens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swift is fending him off so far but Owens persists. Nope, Swift circles away and we're back to standing.
Owens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swift misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Owens fails to land the takedown.
Swift fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swift lands with a straight right. Owens didn't see that one coming.
Swift misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swift lands with a right hand.
Swift tries to land a front kick but Owens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Owens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Owens.
Owens is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swift!
Owens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swift throws a right and a left that Owens avoids nicely.
Owens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Owens tries for a takedown but Swift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Swift. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swift.
A jab from Swift does it's job there.
Owens looks for a takedown but Swift sprawls well.
Swift lands with a nice body punch.
Swift is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Owens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swift throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swift misses with a takedown
and Owens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swift's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swift wants to stand up but Owens is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oschino Swift dominated that round.
That's time! Owens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Owens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Owens shoots in but no luck this time.
Swift wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Owens has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift scores with a jab to the body.
Swift dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Owens. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Swift as he connects with a hook.
Owens tries for a takedown but Swift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Owens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Owens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Owens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Owens throwing shots but Swift is blocking nicely.
Owens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swift defending well though.
Owens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swift's head.
Owens uses his free foot to push down on Swift's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Swift.
Owens punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Owens misses with a head shot.
Swift wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Owens.
Swift tries to buck Owens off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Owens thowing shots but they're missing.
Swift really wants to buck Owens off and get back to his feet.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift is in a horrible position here. Owens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Owens thowing shots but they're missing.
Owens raining down shots from the mount!
Swift squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Owens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Owens.
Swift is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Owens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Owens cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swift is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Owens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Owens is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swift is in a horrible position here. Owens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Owens with a couple of short strikes.
Owens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Owens throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swift because Owens loaded up on that one.
Swift wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swift wants to hold on but Owens pushes him away.
Swift holds of for dear life.
Swift wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to get to half guard.
Owens thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Owens avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
Owens prevents Swift from getting the reversal.
Swift is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Swift bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Swift decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Owens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Swift.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swift.
Owens slips a jab and a cross from Swift.
Owens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swift misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
Swift throws a leg kick but Owens sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift stuffs the takedown.
Oschino Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Swift misses.
Swift misses with the combination.
Oschino Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift lands a two punch combo.
Owens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Owens drops back looking for a leg! Swift is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swift manages to kick Owens off! Owens jumps back into Swift's guard.
Owens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Swift is keeping the position.
Swift working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Owens.
Owens pushing down on Swift's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Swift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swift is staying active underneath Owens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Owens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Owens throwing shots but Swift is blocking nicely.
Owens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Owens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Owens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Owens wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swift keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Owens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swift keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Owens looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Owens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift pulls Owens in close to prevent any damage.
Owens postures up and lands a big shot to Swift's brow.
Owens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Owens is chipping away with strikes.
Swift is still on wobbly legs! Can Owens finish him?
Owens tries for a kimura but Swift is defending well.
Swift seems to have recovered his senses.
Owens working the head with strikes.
Owens trying to control the position but Swift is working away.
Swift takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to control but Swift is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Owens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Owens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Swift wants to control but Owens postures up.
Swift is trying to get back to his feet.
Owens working the head and body with strikes.
Swift explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Swift lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oschino Swift seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Owens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swift scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swift cracks Owens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swift smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Owens showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Owens 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Owens!
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