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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Corey Hart - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ross Swann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann misses with a straight left.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Swann moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
Hyde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swann misses the shot to the body.
Swann lands with an overhand left.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swann.
Swann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Hyde walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swann lands a jab to the nose.
Hyde moves away from the strike by Swann.
Swann misses with a few strikes there.
Swann cracks Hyde with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Swann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Swann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.
Hyde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyde lands a head kick!
Swann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Swann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Swann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swann has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyde.
A big right from Swann misses.
Hyde seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyde.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swann.
Swann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Swann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swann tries to bum rush Hyde with a series of wild strikes but Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Swann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Swann.
Swann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyde.
Swann misses with a straight right.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
Swann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swann has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyde.
Swann moves out of range of the strikes.
Swann throws a right and a left that Hyde avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Swann.
Swann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swann looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Swann has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyde.
Swann throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyde takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hyde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.
Swann lands with a shot to the body.
Swann tests Hyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swann takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swann takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swann.
Some bone on bone action there as Swann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye.
Hyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Hyde is looking to counter punch.
Swann throws a body shot but no joy.
Swann stuns Hyde with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Swann.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann lands a jab.
Hyde moves out of range as Swann strikes.
Nice shot by Swann.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Swann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Hyde lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hyde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyde throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Swann.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swann! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hyde throws a head kick but Swann moves out of range.
Swann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Swann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyde takes a swing at Swann's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann dominated that round.
That's time! Hyde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyde tried to counter with a leg kick but Swann avoided it.
Hyde gets a clinch.
Hyde stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hyde.
I was talking to Hyde's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swann avoids it.
Swann tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Swann lands a left hand.
Hyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swann.
Hyde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyde.
Hyde crunches a lovely knee into Swann's ribcage.
Hyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hyde wants to stall.
Hyde missing with knees to the body.
Swann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swann breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann lands with a nice combination. Hyde backs away looking to recover.
Swann misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Hyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Swann. Those never looked like landing.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swann lands a nice looking body shot.
Swann throws a shot to the body.
Hyde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swann is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Hyde.
Swann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swann throws a right hand that Hyde ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyde also avoids with ease.
Swann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyde.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swann if he has to take too many more of those.
Swann misses the shot to the body.
Swann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swann connects with a nice looking jab.
Swann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swann blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Swann misses with a straight right.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Swann.
Swann works over Hyde's head and body with a nice combination.
Hyde throws a jab when Swann was well out of range.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Swann moved out of range nicely.
Swann misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swann's knee momentarily.
Hyde slips under a jab.
Swann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Hyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swann.
Swann moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Swann with a jab.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Swann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyde scores with the left hand. Swann knows he should have avoided that one.
Swann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
Swann lands with a nice combination. Hyde backs away looking to recover.
Swann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hyde misses the target.
Swann lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyde's head.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Hyde thinks about countering with a head kick.
Swann blocks a head kick by Hyde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swann looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde avoids it easily.
Hyde throwing a counter right hand but Swann manages to avoid it.
Swann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hyde. That one must have hurt.
Hyde slips a straight right by Swann.
Swann lands a jab to Hyde's midsection.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Swann moves out of range easily.
Hyde connects with an inside leg kick.
Swann takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hyde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swann throws out the jab.
Swann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hyde looks to land a body kick but Swann moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hyde throws a hook but Swann blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ross Swann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyde tries to clinch up but Swann circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyde takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Hyde.
Swann works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Swann.
Hyde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyde misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyde throws a low kick but Swann moves out of range easily.
Swann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Swann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ross Swann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyde throws a low kick but Swann avoids it.
A big right from Swann misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Hyde lands but Swann takes it in his stride.
Swann looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Swann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swann swinging wildly here.
Swann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Swann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swann swinging wildly here.
Hyde throws a head kick but Swann moves out of range.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyde tries to counter by clinching up but Swann breaks away and moves out of range.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyde scores with a spinning back kick!
Swann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Hyde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyde looks to land a body kick but Swann moved away.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swann throws a hook to the side of Hyde's head but Hyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Hyde feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hyde closes the distance and pushes Swann back into the cage.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyde lands a hook that snaps the head of Swann backwards.
Swann lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swann has Hyde pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Swann.
Still in the clinch, Hyde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hyde scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swann.
A short uppercut from Hyde.
Hyde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hyde lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hyde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Swann lands with a good body shot.
Swann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye.
Hyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swann feints a jab promting Hyde to slip. Swann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hyde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick from Hyde lands but Swann takes it in his stride.
Hyde slips under a jab.
Swann throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
Hyde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyde takes one to the chin there.
Hyde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swann finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyde's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
It looked like Hyde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swann scores with a punch to the head.
Swann throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ross Swann.
I've got Swann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Swann!
Ross Swann managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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