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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 has chosen Corey Hart - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hyde misses.
Swann works Hyde's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Hyde misses its intended target.
Swann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swann takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde punishes Swann's body with a nice straight punch.
Swann throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
Hyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
Hyde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swann cracks Hyde with an open hand slap.
Hyde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hyde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyde wants to land a leg kick but Swann is out of range.
Swann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Swann throws a body punch but Hyde moves out of range.
Swann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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 head kick!
Swann avoids the body shot from Hyde.
Swann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swann checks a leg kick.
Swann throws out a counter right but Hyde avoids it with no problem.
Swann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swann throws a series of punches but Hyde moves out of range.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swann moves away.
Swann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyde moves away from the strike by Swann.
Hyde catches Swann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyde wants to clinch up but Swann keeps it at a distance.
Swann lands with an overhand left.
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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hyde scores with a knee to the head.
Swann tries to work over Hyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Swann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swann gets through Hyde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Swann.
Hyde scores with a knee to the head.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Swann.
Swann misses with a body punch.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Swann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Swann.
Swann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Swann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hyde takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but Swann blocks with his arms.
Hyde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but Swann blocks with his arms.
Swann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hyde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Swann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
Swann tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Swann back against the cage.
Swann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyde's elbow.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyde.
Swann misses with a body punch.
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hyde blocking some punches.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to land knees in the clinch but Swann avoids the damage to the body.
Swann is working Hyde over against the cage.
Swann tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Swann blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swann.
Hyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde blocks a body shot from Swann.
Swann tries to throw a body punch but Hyde avoids it by throwing Swann back against the cage.
Hyde working Swann over with knees to the body.
Swann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Swann.
Swann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swann's face.
A body shot lands from Swann.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann scores with a shoulder strike.
Swann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde lands a knee to the head.
Swann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swann avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Swann will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swann throws a right hand that Hyde ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyde also avoids with ease.
Swann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swann misses with a low kick.
Hyde throwing a counter right hand but Swann manages to avoid it.
Swann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyde swats away the attempt to clinch by Swann.
Hyde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hyde scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyde is looking to wear down Swann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swann has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyde.
Swann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hyde walks into a stiff left hand from Swann.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swann checks a low kick from Hyde.
Swann misses with a left hand
and Hyde counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Swann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hyde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swann tests Hyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Swann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyde.
Swann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swann throws out the jab.
Hyde lands a head kick!
Swann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyde, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swann as Hyde tries to tie him up.
Tito Hyde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Swann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyde slows down the pace here.
Swann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Hyde.
Hyde struggles to land a body shot inside as Swann controls his hands.
Swann can't find room to land a body shot as Hyde controls the action.
Hyde landing knees to the body.
Hyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swann.
Swann lands a body shot.
Swann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyde with a knee to the head.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
Swann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swann pushes Hyde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyde landing knees to the body.
Hyde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hydes head.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Hyde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swann blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyde.
Hyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swann.
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
Hyde misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Hyde.
Hyde lands a nice knee to the body.
Hyde with a knee to the head.
A short left from Swann.
Hyde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swann blocks it with crossed arms.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyde misses with a knee strike.
Swann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Swann.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Swann.
Hyde lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hyde - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hyde lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Swann.
Swann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyde.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann blocks a body shot from Hyde.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde prevents a body shot from Swann.
Swann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hyde backwards.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Swann.
Swann digs a right hand into Hyde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyde's gas tank.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hyde scores with a jab. Swann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyde misses with an uppercut. Swann saw that one coming.
Swann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swann 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 Hyde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde walks into a jab.
Swann lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyde off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Swann does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Swann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swann keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde throws a jab but it's blocked by Swann.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde cracks Swann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann throws out a powerful jab.
Swann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde throws a leg kick but Swann checks it.
Swann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swann scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyde, as that shot connected.
Swann checks a low kick from Hyde.
Good leg kick by Swann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swann.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyde is out of range.
Swann throws a leg kick but Hyde moved away.
Hyde takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Hyde slips a jab and a cross from Swann.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Swann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a jab to the head.
Hyde throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde lands with a shot to the body.
Swann throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swann is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
Hyde throws a hook but Swann avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyde.
Hyde wants to clinch.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swann was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Swann is looking for the big counter here.
Hyde moves into the clinch.
Hyde trying to land knees to the body.
Swann misses with the head strike.
Hyde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Swann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swann blocks a body shot from Hyde.
Swann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swann misses with the head strike.
Swann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swann tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Swann lands a body shot.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Swann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swann lands with a right to the head.
Hyde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hyde throws a head punch that misses.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swann lands with a light punch inside.
Hyde misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann tries a body shot but Hyde blocks it.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swann avoids it.
Hyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hyde can't find room to land a body shot as Swann controls the action.
Hyde stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann avoiding damage as Hyde throws knees to the body.
Hyde looking to throw knees to the head but Swann is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swann misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a knee to the head.
Hyde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swann blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyde lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swann.
Swann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyde controls his hands.
Hyde tries to land a knee to the head but Swann blocks with his arms.
Hyde looking to throw knees to the head but Swann is blocking nicely.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyde.
Hyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swann is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Swann.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Hyde.
I think Swann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Swann!
Ross Swann made sure to mention his sponsor, CBK Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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