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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Matthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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178 cm
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Adam Matthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Swag!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew blocks a jab.
Swag misses with a two punch combination.
Swag moves to clinch but Matthew breaks away
and Matthew counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matthew.
Swag is trying to force a seperation but Matthew has the dominant position.
Matthew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthew has him pressed against the cage.
Matthew really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matthew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swag tries to clinch but Matthew moves away
and Matthew decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swag's guard.
Matthew postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag pulls Matthew in close to his closed guard and prevents Matthew from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swag trying to keep a closed guard but Matthew is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Swag hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Swag misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swag lands a nice hook to Matthew's body. Matthew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matthew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swag looks to land a combination but Matthew avoids it well.
Matthew slips a jab from Swag.
Swag tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tom Swag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swag throws a series of punches but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew throws a chopping leg kick but Swag manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Swag doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthew circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthew throws a sloppy head kick and Swag moves out of range easily.
Matthew throws a head kick that misses.
Swag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthew.
Swag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swag scores with a body shot.
Matthew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swag.
Matthew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swag.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthew moves away.
Swag just misses with a punch to the body.
Swag is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matthew rather than just go for the knockout.
Swag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swag looks to clinch
and Matthew holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tom Swag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matthew is defended easily by Swag.
Swag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Swag dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swag tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthew counters by moving into the clinch.
Matthew with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swag tries to break free but Matthew pushes him back against the cage.
Matthew missing with knees to the body.
Swag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swag throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swag wants to clinch but Matthew slips to the side
and Matthew counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matthew.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swag tries to circle away but Matthew has him pinned against the cage.
Swag has had enough of the clinch but Matthew keeps him there for the moment.
Swag tries to break the clinch but Matthew is controlling the position.
Matthew pulls Swag into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthew controls Swag momentarily but Swag frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Matthew wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Matthew tries a head kick but it misses.
Swag is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Swag.
Swag is looking to clinch but Matthew is avoiding it.
Swag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swag darts in trying to clinch
and Matthew counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Swag is trying to stand back up but Matthew is controlling him
Swag tries to get to full guard but Matthew has control of the leg.
Swag is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Matthew jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Matthew seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthew tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Swag dodges the ground and pound from Matthew.
Matthew tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Swag looks to move to half guard but instead Matthew has passed into mount! Damn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swag is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Matthew will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Swag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swag darts in trying to clinch
and Matthew counters with a nice double leg into side control. Swag won't be happy with that.
Swag is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Swag is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a strike aimed at the side of Swag's head but Swag avoids it well.
Swag avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matthew.
Swag is trying to buck Matthew off.
Swag defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Swag is looking to reverse the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matthew lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Swag is trying to work for a sweep but Matthew has mounted him!
Matthew has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swag tries to improve his position but Matthew has taken his back! Matthew has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Swag tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Matthew pushes Swag away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Matthew!
A relieved looking Adam Matthew thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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
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