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Event:
PFC 37: King vs. Seagram
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Swanson shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swanson is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes has control of Swanson's left arm, preventing Swanson from doing any damage.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Hughes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson is fighting to break Hughes's control of his arms but Hughes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swanson postures up.
Swanson throws a strike but Hughes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hughes controls the pace.
Hughes cracks Swanson with a solid left hand.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.#T1#
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hughes is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Swanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Swanson is keeping the position.
Hughes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hughes is in close to Swanson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Swanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes pushes down on Swanson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Swanson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swanson tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Swanson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swanson.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow. #T4#
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Swanson is striking from the bottom but Hughes uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Swanson's head. #SUB2#
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
#SU2#
Hughes gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Harlon Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson dives in for a single leg takedown but Hughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlon Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Swanson misses with a takedown
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes lands with an overhand left.
Swanson shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Hughes scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#
Swanson is rocked!
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
Oh Swanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes gets through Swanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson wants a takedown.
Hughes dips a shoulder and cracks Swanson with a mighty uppercut! Swanson falls back against the cage and Hughes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Swanson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hughes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harlon Hughes!
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Event:
PFC: Fight Night 38
Date: Apr 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Swanson's head.#CUT#
It looks like Joe Swanson has been cut.#TD2#
Swanson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swanson on the ground.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Swanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swanson with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Swanson distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
Swanson throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3##ES#
Smith kicks Swanson off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Smith clinches up with Swanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Swanson.
Caleb Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Swanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Swanson looking for a takedown.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land. #TD2#
Swanson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Smith won't allow Swanson to sweep him here.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Swanson throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Swanson's cut.
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.
#R2#
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Smith lands but Swanson takes it in his stride.
Smith cracks Swanson with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Swanson tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Caleb Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swanson.#KD#
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Swanson tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Swanson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Swanson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson drops his hands momentarily and Smith needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Swanson just on the top of the head. Swanson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Swanson - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Caleb Smith!
Caleb Smith bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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