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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saif Swaleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arturo Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saif Swaleh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swaleh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swaleh shoots and misses
and Vidal counters with a left and a right that stings Swaleh.
Vidal doesn't manage to clinch there - Swaleh circles away.
Swaleh clinches with his opponent.
Vidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swaleh.
Vidal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vidal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal lands an elbow inside that Swaleh shrugs off.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
Vidal throws an elbow that misses.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vidal throws an elbow but misses.
We've been hearing reports that Vidal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vidal lands a damaging elbow.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
Vidal lands an elbow just above Swaleh 's eye.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vidal throws an elbow but misses.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Swaleh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arturo Vidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Swaleh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vidal misses with an elbow over the top.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swaleh stalling in the clinch.
Vidal lands a damaging elbow.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike from Vidal.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swaleh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swaleh has had enough of the clinch but Vidal keeps him there for the moment.
Swaleh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vidal throws an elbow that misses.
Swaleh dodges an elbow strike from Vidal.
Swaleh is trying to break the clinch but Vidal has him pressed against the cage.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swaleh goes for a takedown attempt but Vidal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Arturo Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Swaleh.
Swaleh throws a series of punches but Vidal moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swaleh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Swaleh misses with a series of wild punches.
Swaleh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vidal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swaleh looks winded!
Swaleh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Swaleh looks to move away, Vidal throws a big counter combo but Swaleh just gets out of the way.
Vidal is looking to clinch but Swaleh is avoiding it.
Swaleh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Swaleh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Vidal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vidal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swaleh gets tackled into the cage by Vidal. Vidal maintains the clinch.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Vidal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swaleh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vidal to keep the fight standing.
Swaleh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Vidal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Swaleh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swaleh swats away the attempt to clinch by Vidal.
Swaleh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swaleh tries to bum rush Vidal with a series of wild strikes but Vidal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Swaleh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swaleh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vidal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vidal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vidal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swaleh avoids a wild elbow strike from Vidal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vidal misses with an elbow over the top.
Vidal lands an elbow just above Swaleh 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swaleh dodges an elbow strike from Vidal.
Vidal lands a damaging elbow.
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swaleh is looking for a takedown.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vidal.
Swaleh manages to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swaleh holds on and takes a little breather.
Vidal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal is fighting to break Swaleh's control of his arms but Swaleh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vidal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swaleh is proving hard to escape from.
Swaleh throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vidal wanted to stand there but Swaleh had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidal wants to stand and escape but instead Swaleh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaleh stands and steps away. Vidal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swaleh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vidal circles away quickly and effectively.
Saif Swaleh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal wants to clinch up but Swaleh keeps it at a distance.
Vidal takes the fight into the clinch.
Vidal misses with an elbow strike.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swaleh tries to pull guard but Vidal holds him up against the cage and eventually Swaleh drops back down to his feet.
Swaleh taking a breather.
Vidal lands an elbow just above Swaleh 's eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swaleh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vidal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arturo Vidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Swaleh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vidal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swaleh's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Vidal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swaleh misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Vidal misses the target.
Vidal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swaleh can do to turn this around?
Swaleh tries to score with a low kick but Vidal moves his leg out of the way.
Vidal seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Swaleh moves into range and clinches up with Vidal.
Vidal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vidal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arturo Vidal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vidal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Swaleh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal misses with an elbow over the top.
Swaleh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vidal prevents it.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Vidal lands an elbow just above Swaleh 's eye.
Vidal throws an elbow that misses.
Vidal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vidal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vidal throws an elbow that misses.
Vidal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike from Vidal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vidal misses with an elbow over the top.
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
Swaleh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arturo Vidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swaleh looks to land a combination but Vidal avoids it well.
Vidal is looking for a counter combo.
Vidal moves into the clinch.
Swaleh jumps guard but Vidal stands there with Swaleh around his waist. Swaleh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vidal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike from Vidal.
Vidal throws an elbow that misses.
Swaleh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vidal up against the cage.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vidal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vidal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swaleh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swaleh is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Swaleh takes an elbow to the temple.
Swaleh avoids the elbow strike from Vidal, against the cage.
Vidal throws an elbow but it misses.
Swaleh blocks the elbow strike.
Swaleh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vidal smiles and moves away.
Arturo Vidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Swaleh.
Swaleh moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaleh fails to pull guard.
Saif Swaleh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arturo Vidal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swaleh blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Vidal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vidal, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Arturo Vidal!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Arturo Vidal!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Arturo Vidal!
Arturo Vidal wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Saif Swaleh had this to say: 'This guy is crazy, he fights like a champ. I tried to knock him down but he wasn't going down, and his face was licking blood but he was still infront of my face. This guy is a champ and he needs a tittle shot!!!! Sorry to all my fans!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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