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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Swagger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Capelli King's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger misses with a looping right.
King staying out of range there.
Swagger looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Bob Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands with a cross.
Swagger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swagger swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swagger.
Swagger digs a good hook to King's body.
King works over Swagger's head and body with a nice combination.
Swagger misses with a double jab
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swagger throws a big shot that misses.
Swagger lands with a cross.
It looks like Capelli King has been cut.
Swagger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swagger blocks a leg kick.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swagger.
Swagger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Swagger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Swagger misses the body punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
Swagger looks gassed!
Swagger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swagger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Capelli King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Swagger.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
Swagger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swagger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swagger wants to break free but King has control.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swagger blocks it with crossed arms.
Swagger takes an elbow to the temple.
Swagger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swagger up against the cage.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Swagger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swagger blocks an elbow strike from King.
King is pushing Swagger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Swagger is blocking nicely.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swagger is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swagger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swagger breaks from the clinch.
Swagger scores with a nice right hand.
Swagger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Capelli King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swagger misses with a body punch
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Swagger.
Swagger scores with a body shot.
Swagger shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Swagger connects with a body shot.
Swagger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swagger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swagger scores with a nice right hand.
Swagger throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Swagger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King lands a head kick!
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!
King throws a head kick that half lands.
Swagger misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King cracks Swagger with a good jab.
King instigates a clinch.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bob Swagger has been cut.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Swagger is blocking nicely.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Swagger takes an elbow to the temple.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King is working Swagger over against the cage.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King working Swagger over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swagger avoids it.
King tries a knee to the head but Swagger blocks it.
King keeps control of Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Swagger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swagger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Swagger misses with a body shot
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swagger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Swagger is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swagger's efforts to push away.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swagger blocks it with crossed arms.
Swagger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Swagger blocks an elbow strike.
Swagger wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swagger blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger wants to break free but King has control.
King lands an elbow inside.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King just leaning against Swagger, taking a breather.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Swagger blocks with his arms.
Swagger tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Swagger won't want to take too many of those.
King lands an elbow inside that Swagger shrugs off.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swagger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King lands an elbow inside.
King throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Swagger is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
King misses with an elbow strike.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swagger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swagger's brow.
Swagger breaks the clinch.
Swagger thows a body shot but no joy.
King moves away from the strike by Swagger.
Swagger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King moves into the clinch.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swagger's brow.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Swagger wants to break free but King has control.
King displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swagger up against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Swagger blocks with his arms.
Swagger dodges an elbow strike from King.
Swagger avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.
Swagger is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swagger's brow.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swagger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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.
Swagger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King tries a knee to the head but Swagger blocks it.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swagger is defending well for now.
Swagger blocks an elbow strike from King.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swagger avoids it.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swagger's efforts to push away.
Swagger is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Swagger blocks an elbow strike from King.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swagger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Swagger blocks with his arms.
Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capelli King dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.
Swagger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooh a lovely combination from Swagger sends King down but not out. Swagger dives into side control looking to finish.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swagger is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swagger decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
Swagger scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Swagger.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swagger.
Swagger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swagger really felt that one!
Swagger thows a left - swing and a miss!
King drives through and clinches with Swagger against the cage.
Swagger managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Swagger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swagger up against the cage.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Swagger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swagger. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swagger clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King moves into the clinch.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swagger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Swagger backwards.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Swagger is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swagger is defending well for now.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Swagger blocks with his arms.
Swagger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands a slapping body shot.
Bob Swagger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swagger lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Swagger.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swagger.
King ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Swagger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swagger tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King trying to control the position but instead, Swagger has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Swagger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King lands an elbow that stopped Swagger in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, King just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swagger's brow.
King has Swagger pressed against the cage, preventing Swagger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swagger wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King lands an elbow that stopped Swagger in his tracks for a moment.
Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Swagger takes an elbow to the temple.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger dodges an elbow strike from King.
Swagger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King moves into range and clinches up with Swagger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Swagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swagger 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Swagger!
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