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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Foreigner "Hot Blooded". Louden Swain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Brown's chin.
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown is looking to stand up but Swain isn't so interested in that idea.
Swain passes into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
Swain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swain controlling the action here.
Brown is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Swain connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Swain postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up.
No luck for Swain with that takedown attempt.
Doug Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Swain backpedaling.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown misses with the combination.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Swain shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown looks to land a combination but Swain avoids it well.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doug Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Swain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Swain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Swain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown throws a series of punches but Swain avoids them all with ease.
Brown looks to land a combination but Swain avoids it well.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swain gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Swain stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown is not content to let Swain control the position.
Brown is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown tries to bum rush Swain with a series of wild strikes but Swain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Swain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Swain persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that Swain avoids nicely.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Swain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Swain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swain is controlling him.
Swain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swain lands a couple of elbows.
Swain trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swain won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Swain slips an elbow through the middle.
Swain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Swain persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Swain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Swain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain prevents Brown from standing back up.
Swain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown has hold of Swain's hands but Swain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Swain is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown is trying to stand.
Swain lands with a punch from half guard.
Swain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swain is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Swain in his half guard.
Swain trying to control the pace.
Swain wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Swain off and gets back to his feet.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swain off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swain.
Swain has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Swain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries to bum rush Swain with a series of wild strikes but Swain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Swain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swain dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown swinging wilding here.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Swain has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Brown throws a right and a left that Swain avoids nicely.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Swain backs away looking to recover.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Brown throws a series of punches but Swain avoids them all with ease.
Swain dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swain closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Swain pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swain doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swain lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Louden Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown looks to land a combination. Swain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swain.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swain.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown throws a right and a left that Swain avoids nicely.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Swain duly obliges.
Brown misses with a combination
and Swain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brown misses with a combination
and Swain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Swain breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Swain lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doug Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swain jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louden Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louden Swain!
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energy
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pop
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