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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (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. Ross Swann has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Daniels's chin.
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swann scores with a body shot.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Swann.
Swann throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws out a leg kick but Swann moves out of range and Daniels only half commits.
Swann has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Daniels is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Swann lands a right hook to the body.
Swann walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
Swann connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Swann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Swann misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swann tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swann.
Swann cracks Daniels with an open hand slap.
Swann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swann lands a big head kick that sends Daniels tumbling to the mat! Swann takes a step backwards and waves Daniels back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Daniels is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swann. That did some damage!
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Swann.
Swann misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Swann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swann throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Swann swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swann throws a head kick that half lands.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann misses with a head kick.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Swann avoids it easily.
Swann drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swann lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
Swann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels lands a really nice looking cross but Swann seems unphased.
Swann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Swann scores with a head kick. Daniels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Swann.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Swann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swann moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Swann
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Swann.
It appears Daniels was looking to counter with a kick there.
Swann swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Swann.
Swann misses with a hook
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Swann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swann scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Daniels. Swann shrugs it off though.
Daniels sizes up Swann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Swann throws a lazy body kick
and Daniels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swann throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Swann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swann throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels half committed to a counter leg kick.
Swann feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Swann moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Swann misses its intended target.
Daniels is looking to counter punch.
Swann takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Swann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swann wants to land a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
It looked like Daniels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels cracks the inside of Swann's front leg.
Swann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swann misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swann throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniels counters with a good, hard body kick but Swann shrugs it off.
Daniels misses the jab.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swann motions for Daniels to come forward. Swann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann 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.
Daniels lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
Swann is looking to land body kicks.
Ross Swann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Daniels.
Swann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swann misses with a low kick.
Swann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Swann throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Swann 's knee.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Swann.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Swann moved away.
Swann motions for Daniels to come forward. Swann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to work over Swann's front leg with a kick but Swann checks it.
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Swann avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swann's sensitive parts.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Swann.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swann throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Swann throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Swann.
Swann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels throws a hook but Swann avoids it easily.
Swann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swann listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swann scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swann lands with a right hand.
Swann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swann connects with a solid leg kick.
Swann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Swann.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swann blocks a jab.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels throws a body punch but Swann moves out of range.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Swann manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Daniels as he connects with a hook.
Swann stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Swann lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Swann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swann misses with a few strikes there.
Swann moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swann swings widly with a right hand
and Swann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swann misses the jab.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swann!
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swann checks a leg kick.
Swann slips under a jab.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Swann.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swann.
Daniels tried to score with a low kick but Swann checks it.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swann delivers a nice body kick.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throws a jab when Swann was well out of range.
As Daniels backs off Swann throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Swann misses the body punch
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swann tries a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swann connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daniels scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Swann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
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 Jack Daniels will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Swann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Swann throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Swann thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Swann throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels is looking for a counter combo.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swann lands with a straight right. Daniels didn't see that one coming.
Daniels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swann.
Swann throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniels counters with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Swann slams his shin into Daniels's torso.
A low kick from Swann misses
and Swann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Daniels with a nice cross.
Swann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
Swann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Swann throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swann misses with a kick to the body.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Swann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daniels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swann misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swann really felt that one!
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Swann looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Swann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Swann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels lands a front kick.
Swann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Daniels misses its target.
Swann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Swann looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
Swann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swann throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Swann throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Swann throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daniels counters with a low kick, right behind Swann 's knee.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Swann moved out of range nicely.
Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels misses with an uppercut
and Swann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swann throws a leg kick
and Swann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swann throws a lazy head kick
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Swann.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Swann manages to avoid it.
Swann drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels cracks Swann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Swann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swann.
Swann throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swann ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Swann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick by Swann misses
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swann on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Swann avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann tries to score with a low kick but Daniels moves his leg out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Swann throws a nice head kick!
Swann misses with an uppercut
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daniels moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSwann.
Swann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Swann slips under a jab from Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swann can pounce on him.
Jab by Swann.
Daniels with a nice cross.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels tried to counter with a leg kick but Swann avoided it.
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 Jack Daniels.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!
Jack Daniels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ross Swann had this to say: 'Every dog has his day.'.
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