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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Written in the stars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kane Swift!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift throws a head kick but Davenport moves out of range.
Swift lands with a nice body punch.
Davenport gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davenport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davenport swats away the attempt to clinch by Swift.
Davenport wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davenport paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davenport moves into the clinch.
Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swift wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift throws a body kick that misses.
Davenport tries to counter with a takedown but Swift is quick to defend against it.
Swift scores with a jab to the body.
Davenport gets tackled into the cage by Swift. Swift maintains the clinch.
Davenport wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swift has him pressed against the cage.
Davenport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davenport tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swift manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davenport instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Davenport has him pressed against the cage.
Davenport manages to break the clinch.
Swift looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davenport has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davenport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davenport moves in looking to clinch but Swift pushes him off.
Swift closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davenport's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Swift won't allow Davenport to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swift's guard.
Our spies down at at Jitz MMA inform us that Swift has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Davenport throws an elbow that misses. Swift uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davenport's guard. Nice move by Swift!
Swift is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Swift is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davenport is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swift is controlling him.
Davenport keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully.
Swift throwing strikes but missing.
Swift showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Swift stands up and waves to Davenport to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport throws a body shot but no joy.
Davenport closes the distance and pushes Swift back into the cage.
Swift is struggling to control the position.
Swift jumps guard and drags Davenport to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Swift working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davenport doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davenport manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davenport knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swift on the ground.
Davenport content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davenport with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kane Swift will probably get the nod.
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.
Swift gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davenport counters by moving into the clinch.
Davenport breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davenport misses with a two punch combination.
Kane Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift lands a right hook to the body.
Davenport gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift has Davenport pressed against the cage, preventing Davenport from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davenport manages to break the clinch.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is looking to clinch.
Swift tries to clinch but Davenport is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Swift finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davenport blocks a head kick by Swift.
Nice sprawl there from Davenport as Swift shoots in.
Swift misses with a hook.
Davenport moves out of range as Swift throws a body kick.
Swift pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift scores with a kick to the body.
Swift tries to clinch up but Davenport circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift throws a body kick that misses
and Davenport moves into the clinch.
Davenport breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davenport fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swift sprawls well initially but Davenport persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Davenport.
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!
Davenport thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davenport thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swift's head.
Swift missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport lands with a punch from half guard.
Davenport is looking to stall here but Swift recovers full guard.
Davenport missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davenport throwing strikes but missing.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Davenport from controlling successfully.
Swift is trying to keep Davenport in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davenport accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davenport is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swift is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swift has escaped and now he's on top!
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Davenport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kane Swift has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Davenport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davenport had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swift defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swift wants to control from the top but Davenport keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Davenport dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swift tries for a takedown but Davenport circles away easily
and Davenport counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davenport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davenport throws the kick towards the body but Swift avoids it.
Swift throws a head kick but Davenport moves out of range.
Swift throws a right hand that Davenport ducks under and follows up with a left that Davenport also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift misses with a kick to the body.
And Davenport counters with a quick kick to the body but Swift blocks it.
Davenport fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Davenport as Swift shoots in.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davenport gets a clinch.
Davenport lands a takedown into guard.
Swift is trying to control the position but Davenport postures up.
Davenport postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davenport landing with the ground and pound.
Davenport throws a strike but Swift rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swift preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
Swift wants to stand but Davenport is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swift trying to control but Davenport is working from the bottom.
Swift drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swift jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davenport has his foot on Swift's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swift works his way back into a safe position though.
Davenport is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swift is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Elvis Davenport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Swift.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport pulls guard successfully.
Davenport is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swift defends well.
Davenport wants to sweep but no luck.
Swift advances to half guard.
Davenport is staying active underneath Swift, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davenport is trying to get back to full guard.
Swift seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davenport does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davenport is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davenport won't allow Swift to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swift is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Davenport!
Davenport regains half guard.
Swift stands up out of the half guard.
Swift shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davenport manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davenport looking for a guillotine here but Swift defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davenport looking for a sweep. Not yet Davenport, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Davenport showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davenport 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 Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Davenport!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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