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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Swiatek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swiatek has chosen ZDR as his entrance music. David Reeves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Reeves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartek Swiatek!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves tries to clinch there but Swiatek circles away.
Reeves looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Reeves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swiatek.
Swiatek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reeves tries to avoid it but Swiatek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reeves to the ground. Reeves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swiatek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swiatek shoots in but no luck this time.
David Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Swiatek.
Nice takedown defense from Reeves. No joy for Swiatek on that attempt.
Reeves gets caught napping as Swiatek dives in and scores a takedown. Reeves manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Swiatek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reeves is proving hard to escape from.
Swiatek chips away with some ground and pound.
Reeves is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Reeves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reeves is looking to clinch.
Swiatek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swiatek shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swiatek.
Swiatek throws a sloppy head kick and Reeves moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatek fails with a takedown attempt.
Reeves tries to clinch up.
Reeves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reeves moves in looking to clinch but Swiatek pushes him off.
Reeves tries to close the distance and clinch but Swiatek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swiatek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reeves swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reeves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swiatek fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reeves to the ground. Swiatek is now in Reeves's guard.
Reeves wriggles free and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swiatek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swiatek looks for the body kick but Reeves saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatek shoots in and drives through. Reeves sprawls well.
Swiatek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reeves on his heels. He'll look to pass Reeves's guard now, I'm sure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reeves kicks Swiatek off and gets to his feet.
Reeves clinches.
Swiatek tries to pull guard but Reeves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reeves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Swiatek prevents it.
Reeves breaks from the clinch.
Reeves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swiatek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reeves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reeves wants it to stay on the feet.
Swiatek is looking to land body kicks.
Reeves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swiatek tries for a takedown but Reeves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reeves tries to clinch but Swiatek moves out of range.
Reeves slaps away a takedown attempt from Swiatek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reeves stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reeves!
Swiatek fails with a takedown attempt.
Reeves tries to clinch but Swiatek moves out of range.
Reeves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeves stuffs the takedown.
Reeves closes the distance and pushes Swiatek back into the cage.
Swiatek is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Reeves is trying to drag Swiatek to the mat but Swiatek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swiatek pulls guard effortlessly.
Swiatek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reeves.
Reeves throwing strikes but missing.
Swiatek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reeves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swiatek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reeves!
Reeves is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Swiatek prevents Reeves from getting the reversal.
Swiatek landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeves is working to get back to half guard.
Swiatek with shots to the head and body - Reeves looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeves is desperately trying to improve his position but Swiatek has a good base and remains in mount.
Swiatek working Reeves over with strikes here.
Swiatek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reeves throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bartek Swiatek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reeves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swiatek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reeves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swiatek won't allow Reeves to sweep him here.
Swiatek stands up and waves to Reeves to follow him.
Swiatek shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swiatek.
Nice sprawl there from Reeves as Swiatek shoots in.
David Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Swiatek.
Swiatek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reeves!
Reeves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reeves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reeves is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Swiatek raining down hammerfists from mount.
Reeves is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Reeves flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Swiatek landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swiatek working for a guillotine from mount but Reeves is in no mood to give up.
Swiatek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reeves bucks Swiatek off and manages to get back to his feet!
David Reeves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reeves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reeves misses with a wild combination.
Swiatek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reeves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swiatek pinned against the cage. Swiatek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swiatek.
Horrible takedown by Swiatek or perhaps it was just good defense by Reeves which made him look bad.
Reeves drives through and clinches with Swiatek against the cage.
Swiatek breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swiatek is trying to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling him.
Swiatek has had enough of the clinch but Reeves keeps him there for the moment.
Swiatek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swiatek can't break the clinch.
Swiatek tries to break free but Reeves pushes him back against the cage.
Reeves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swiatek tries to keep at a distance but Reeves has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swiatek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reeves prevents Swiatek from breaking the clinch.
Reeves jumps guard but Swiatek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Swiatek can't break the clinch.
Swiatek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reeves slaps away a takedown attempt from Swiatek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reeves tries to clinch but Swiatek is having none of it.
Swiatek avoids the head kick by Reeves.
Reeves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swiatek, pushing him back against the cage.
Swiatek breaks from the clinch.
Reeves instigates a clinch.
Reeves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swiatek breaks the clinch.
No luck for Swiatek with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatek dives in and grabs Reeves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reeves pushes down on Swiatek's head and hops out.
Swiatek fails to land the takedown.
Reeves is looking to clinch.
Reeves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swiatek.
Swiatek throws a front kick that sends Reeves stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swiatek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swiatek fails to land the takedown.
Reeves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeves throws a low kick but Swiatek avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiatek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reeves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swiatek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swiatek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartek Swiatek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reeves tries to close the distance and clinch but Swiatek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swiatek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reeves's waist but Reeves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swiatek off to one side.
Reeves tries to clinch but Swiatek moves out of range.
Swiatek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reeves is fending him off so far but Swiatek persists. Nope, Reeves circles away and we're back to standing.
Reeves moves to clinch but Swiatek breaks away
and Swiatek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reeves tries to strike from the bottom.
Swiatek is looking to stand up but Reeves won't let him.
Reeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reeves striking off his back but it's not causing Swiatek any problems.
Swiatek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swiatek stands up and waves to Reeves to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves slaps away a takedown attempt from Swiatek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Reeves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Swiatek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swiatek 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 one minute gone in the round.
Reeves leaves Swiatek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reeves clinches up with Swiatek and pushes him back against the cage.
Reeves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reeves prevents Swiatek from breaking the clinch.
Reeves is trying to drag Swiatek to the mat but Swiatek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reeves can't break the clinch.
Reeves wants to take the fight to the mat but Swiatek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Swiatek can't break the clinch.
Reeves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swiatek tries to break the clinch but Reeves is controlling the position.
Reeves gets control of Swiatek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reeves will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Reeves wriggles free and stands up.
Swiatek closes the distance and clinches up with Reeves, looking for a takedown. Swiatek pushes Reeves against the cage but Reeves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves throws a head kick but Swiatek moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Swiatek or perhaps it was just good defense by Reeves which made him look bad.
Reeves instigates a clinch.
Swiatek is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reeves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Swiatek to keep the fight standing.
Reeves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swiatek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swiatek pulls guard.
Reeves gets to his feet. Swiatek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Swiatek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swiatek gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Swiatek's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bartek Swiatek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swiatek tries to stand but Reeves is controlling his head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reeves is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Swiatek asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Reeves throws a head kick that misses.
Swiatek shoots in but no luck this time.
Reeves on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
David Reeves is winning the standup battle so far.
Swiatek swats away the attempt to clinch by Reeves.
Swiatek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reeves as he avoids it easily.
Reeves tries to clinch but Swiatek is having none of it.
Reeves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reeves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swiatek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swiatek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reeves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reeves moves in looking to clinch but Swiatek pushes him off.
Reeves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swiatek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiatek fails with a takedown attempt.
Swiatek misses with a takedown attempt - Reeves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swiatek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swiatek slaps away a takedown attempt from Reeves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swiatek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reeves circles away.
Swiatek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reeves avoids a kick to the body.
Swiatek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reeves avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reeves tries to clinch there but Swiatek circles away.
David Reeves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reeves tries to clinch there but Swiatek circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Reeves.
I think Swiatek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Reeves!
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energy
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