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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yung Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Swanson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yung Wong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Swanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wong closes the distance and clinches.
Wong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swanson.
Swanson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson wants to stand up but Wong is controlling him.
Swanson throwing short punches from the bottom.
Swanson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Swanson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing good reports from Swanson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swanson tries to sprawl but Wong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Wong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Swanson missing with punches from the bottom.
Wong blocks the strikes from Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
Swanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Swanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Swanson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wong wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Swanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wong's guard.
Swanson postures up in Wong's guard and throws a big left but Wong blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wong as he avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wong's waist but Wong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wong rushes Swanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swanson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swanson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Swanson is pressing down on Wong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swanson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wong looking to pass the guard.
Swanson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Swanson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wong manages to get himself to full guard.
Swanson postures up in Wong's guard and throws a big left but Wong blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Wong 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.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wong as Swanson tries to tie him up.
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wong's waist but Wong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson tries for a takedown but Wong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wong forces Swanson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wong is trying to force a seperation but Swanson has the dominant position.
Wong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wong jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Wong.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
Wong wants to sweep but no luck.
Wong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Wong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson postures up in Wong's guard and throws a big left but Wong blocks it.
Wong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Swanson enables Wong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Swanson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Swanson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Yung Wong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom.
Wong trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Wong 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swanson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wong holds on and takes a little breather.
Swanson 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.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Wong's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wong wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Swanson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wong circles away.
Wong closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swanson did well to prevent Wong getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wong stops Swanson from getting back to his feet.
Swanson striking from half guard on the bottom.
Swanson punching from the bottom.
Swanson taking some punishment here, with Wong in his half guard.
Swanson taking some punishment here, with Wong in his half guard.
Swanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wong content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Swanson gets back to full guard.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson 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 thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Swanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wong's head.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Wong's hands, connecting with Wong's forehead.
Swanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throwing shots but Wong is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
Wong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Wong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wong working the ground and pound.
Swanson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Swanson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Swanson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Swanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Swanson punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Swanson tries for a takedown but Wong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swanson goes for a double leg but Wong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wong continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson with a poor takedown
and Wong counters with a three punch combo that has Swanson backing up. Swanson nods at Wong to acknowledge the strikes.
Wong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swanson was covering up waiting for the punch and Wong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wong stands and throws Swanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Swanson manages to get back to half guard.
Swanson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swanson.
Wong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson trying to strike off his back.
Swanson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swanson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yung Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wong 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yung Wong!
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