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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen swinging wildly here.
Swayze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Allen is putting a hurting on Swayze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Swayze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Allen lands a few punches from side control.
Swayze is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Swayze defending against the ground and pound.
Allen wants to control for a moment but Swayze uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Allen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
Allen works his way into side control.
Swayze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Allen.
Swayze stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Allen staying calm.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swayze struggling a bit here.
Swayze is looking to reverse the position.
Swayze parries the strikes from Allen easily there. Allen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swayze to escape.
Allen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Swayze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swayze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swayze is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Allen laying and praying for a moment but Swayze takes advantage and regains half guard.
Allen winds up and cracks Swayze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swayze defending well though.
Swayze regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen won't allow Swayze to get back to his feet.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allen wants to control from the top but Swayze keeps moving.
Allen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Swayze keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mateus Allen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Swayze which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Swayze misses.
Good leg kick by Swayze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swayze misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Swayze!
Swayze tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Allen working away.
Swayze parries the strikes from Allen easily there. Allen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swayze to escape.
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face as Allen controls the position.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Allen stalls from top position.
Allen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Swayze is looking to reverse the position.
Swayze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Swayze struggling a bit here.
Allen trying to control the action but Swayze is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Allen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Swayze's shoulder. That is not cool.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
Allen is working Swayze over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Swayze with a big right hand but Swayze just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Swayze is trying to improve his position.
Allen working the body and head with strikes.
Swayze tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swayze is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Allen working the ground and pound from side control.
Allen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze tries to buck Allen off but Allen is having none of it.
Allen scoring with punches and elbows.
Swayze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen working away.
Allen 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.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Swayze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Allen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control the action but Swayze is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swayze throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen catches Swayze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swayze misses with a leg kick.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swayze throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allen.
Allen controls the position from side control.
Allen is working Swayze over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze taking punishment in the form of punches.
Swayze tries to buck Allen off but Allen is having none of it.
Allen looks up at the clock and then as Swayze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Allen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Allen throws an elbow but Swayze slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swayze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Allen grinds an elbow into Swayze's temple.
Allen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Allen is trying to ground and pound but Swayze uses the momentary lack of control by Allen to regain half guard.
Allen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen stops Swayze from standing up.
Swayze looking to control.
Swayze wants to stand up but Allen is controlling him.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swayze misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swayze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze tries a head kick but it misses.
Brett Swayze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Swayze!
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face as Allen controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Allen takes a swing at Swayze's ribcage but misses.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swayze misses with a low kick.
Allen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swayze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allen somewhat.
Swayze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brett Swayze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swayze misses with a hook
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Allen!
An out of breath Mateus Allen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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