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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Walujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
291 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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220 cm
30
283 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Walujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walujew gets caught napping as Swanson dives in and scores a takedown. Walujew manages to retain guard.
Walujew wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walujew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walujew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson postures up in Walujew's guard and throws a big left but Walujew blocks it.
Walujew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Walujew wants to stand and escape but Swanson is having none of it.
Walujew trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Walujew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson prevents Walujew from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walujew pushes Swanson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walujew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Swanson does it's job there.
Walujew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Nigel Swanson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson shoots in looking for a takedown but Walujew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swanson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Walujew is breathing heavily.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Walujew.
Swanson slips a straight right by Walujew.
Swanson tries to clinch but Walujew moves out of range.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walujew avoids it really well and circles away.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolai Walujew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson shoots in and bounces Walujew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walujew wants to stand up but Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throwing strikes but Walujew manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Walujew decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Walujew.
Swanson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walujew backs up against the cage.
It looks like Nikolai Walujew has been cut.
Swanson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walujew throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Walujew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walujew manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Walujew is retaining full guard.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walujew wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walujew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nigel Swanson.
Swanson scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walujew misses with a looping left.
Walujew misses with a few strikes there.
Nigel Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walujew gets caught flat footed, as Swanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walujew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walujew is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walujew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Swanson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walujew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Walujew.
Walujew tries to sprawl but Swanson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson misses with a head shot. Walujew uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walujew keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson throws a strike but Walujew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walujew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walujew is one step ahead there.
Swanson is trying to keep Walujew in close.
Walujew stands up from Swanson's guard - Walujew perhaps looking for a knockout.
Walujew throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Walujew.
Walujew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walujew sprawls well. Walujew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Walujew takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Walujew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walujew throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Walujew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swanson backs up against the cage.
Nikolai Walujew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walujew swinging wildly here.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
Swanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walujew's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson trying to control the action but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walujew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Walujew wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson trying to control the action but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Walujew won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson wants to free his trapped foot but Walujew is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swanson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walujew defending well though.
Nigel Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walujew is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Walujew wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Walujew is looking to escape.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson wants to control but Walujew is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson is pressing down on Walujew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walujew is holding on for now.
Swanson is keen to just control but Walujew is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Swanson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Walujew on his heels. He'll look to pass Walujew's guard now, I'm sure.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Walujew pushes Swanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Walujew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walujew misses with a looping left.
Walujew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Walujew.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Walujew is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walujew wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Walujew wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Walujew is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Walujew's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walujew avoids it.
Good body shot from Swanson.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Walujew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson has Walujew pressed against the cage, preventing Walujew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Swanson connects with a combination that backs up Walujew into the cage. Swanson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Walujew's guard. Walujew is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Swanson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Swanson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nigel Swanson waved his t-shirt featuring Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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