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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Botic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Botic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Botic misses with a takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Botic thinking.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic is breathing heavily.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botic gets a double leg takedown into Swanson's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Botic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Botic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Botic has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson's legs - danger averted.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Swanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swanson manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Swanson's guard.
Swanson looking for a guillotine here but Botic defends easily.
Swanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Botic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Botic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Botic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botic drops back looking for a leg! Swanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swanson manages to kick Botic off! Botic jumps back into Swanson's guard.
Swanson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Botic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Swanson dominated that round.
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.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rex Botic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Botic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Jim Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic with a poor takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Botic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Botic backing up. Botic nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic is rocked!
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Botic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Botic seems to have got his legs back now.
Botic has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Botic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Botic misses with a takedown
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Botic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jim Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Botic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Botic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botic shoots and misses
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rex Botic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botic misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Botic tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Botic fails with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Botic down! Swanson is looking to finish but Botic is intelligently defending himself.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Botic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Botic.
Swanson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swanson is defending against the submission attempts here by Botic.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Botic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
Swanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swanson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking for submissions off his back.
Botic is looking for a kimura but Swanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Botic to get the leverage.
Botic seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rex Botic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Botic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Swanson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Botic!
Rex Botic very nearly forgot to thank Blood Bank ($10) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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FIGHT
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