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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Gambler. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swain.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl out of it but Swain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
We've been told by Swain's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Tucker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker throws a body punch but Swain moves out of range.
Swain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louden Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker throws the left hand but Swain avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tucker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swain manages to avoid it.
John Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Swain slips under a jab from Tucker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Swain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swain.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Swain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Swain.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tucker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tucker lands in his opponent's guard.
Tucker tries to free his leg and advance position but Swain is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tucker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Swain is trying to control the position but Tucker postures up.
Swain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
Tucker tries to free his leg and advance position but Swain is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tucker passes Swain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swain is looking for a sweep. Tucker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tucker is stalling here. Swain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tucker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Swain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker regains half guard, as Swain was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker controlling the position for now.
Tucker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swain stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Tucker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tucker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swain's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain looking to control but Tucker passes into half guard.
Tucker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swain defends it well.
Tucker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Swain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swain wants to improve his position but Tucker is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tucker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tucker's back!
Tucker can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Tucker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Swain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tucker.
Tucker takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swain.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Swain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tucker misses with a hook
and Swain counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tucker!
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tucker keeps working.
Swain swings around for an armbar but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Swain's guard.
Tucker looking to pass the guard.
Swain controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.
Tucker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swain is on top in guard.
Tucker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tucker trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Swain.
Swain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tucker's guard.
Swain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tucker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Swain has Tucker in his guard.
Swain looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to pass the guard but Swain is keeping the position.
Tucker lands a couple of elbows.
Tucker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Swain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Swain is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swain.
Swain is trying to work for a kimura but Tucker is defending well.
Swain is looking for a kimura here.
Swain throwing shots but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Tucker tries to roll over but Swain keeps him under control.
Swain seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tucker is looking to control Swain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tucker avoid being mounted?
Swain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swain prevents Tucker from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tucker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Swain slips an elbow through the middle.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swain preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tucker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swain tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tucker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tucker goes for an armbar but Swain turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Swain.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker working a defensive guard here.
Tucker managing to control the position.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Swain controlling from the top position.
Swain throwing strikes but missing.
Tucker throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swain manages to get himself to full guard.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Swain.
Tucker trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Swain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Tucker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tucker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a couple of elbows.
Tucker trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Swain.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tucker throws a body punch but Swain moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a hook. Swain ducked under it nicely.
Swain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tucker or perhaps it was just good defense by Swain, which made it look bad.
Swain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Swain moves away and avoids it.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker shoots in and drives through. Swain sprawls well.
Swain slips a straight right by Tucker.
Swain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swain slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swain's half guard.
Swain tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
Swain gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker looking to sit in guard and control but Swain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tucker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Tucker!
During a confident post fight interview, John Tucker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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