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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xillin Daxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Swarowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Swarowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xillin Daxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Swarowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swarowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Daxon.
Daxon throws a body punch but Swarowski moves out of range.
Daxon moves in looking to clinch but Swarowski pushes him off.
Swarowski closes the distance and clinches.
Daxon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swarowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daxon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swarowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Swarowski tries to circle away but Daxon has him pinned against the cage.
Swarowski stalls.
Daxon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swarowski is pressed up against the cage. Daxon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swarowski down to the mat. Swarowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xillin Daxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swarowski tries to bum rush Daxon with a series of wild strikes but Daxon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xillin Daxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swarowski has managed to clinch.
Swarowski has had enough of the clinch but Daxon keeps him there for the moment.
Daxon is working for takedown but Swarowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Swarowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Swarowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daxon.
Swarowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daxon backwards.
Swarowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swarowski lands with a right to the head.
Daxon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Swarowski is defending well.
Swarowski working hard to break the clinch.
Swarowski stops a takedown attempt from Daxon.
Swarowski stops a takedown attempt from Daxon.
Daxon is breathing heavily.
Swarowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daxon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daxon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Swarowski cracks Daxon with a nice body shot.
Daxon has Swarowski pressed against the cage, preventing Swarowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swarowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daxon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swarowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daxon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swarowski defends it nicely.
Swarowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daxon, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Swarowski.
Swarowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Daxon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Swarowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Swarowski throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Swarowski does no damage.
Daxon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swarowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swarowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daxons head.
Daxon tries to land a knee to the head but Swarowski blocks with his arms.
Swarowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daxon tries for a takedown but Swarowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daxon misses with a takedown attempt - Swarowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daxon throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swarowski darts in and clinches Daxon up against the cage.
Swarowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daxon backwards.
Swarowski leaning against his opponent.
Swarowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daxon misses with a punch to the body.
Swarowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swarowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swarowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Swarowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Swarowski scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swarowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daxon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Swarowski prevents it.
Daxon wants to take the fight to the mat but Swarowski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Swarowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Swarowski rushes Daxon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swarowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swarowski breaks from the clinch.
Swarowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daxon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xillin Daxon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daxon tries to clinch up.
Swarowski clinches.
Swarowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swarowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swarowski cracks Daxon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daxon tries to clinch but Swarowski moves out of range.
Daxon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swarowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Daxon tries to clinch up.
Daxon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swarowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daxon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daxon gets a double leg takedown into Swarowski's guard.
Swarowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Daxon throwing strikes from guard but Swarowski blocks nicely.
Swarowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daxon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swarowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daxon works over Swarowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Daxon throws a big elbow that misses.
Daxon is working Swarowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daxon pushes down on Swarowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Swarowski trying to control from the bottom.
Daxon is trying to control. Swarowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daxon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swarowski's head.
Daxon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daxon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swarowski defending well though.
Swarowski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swarowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daxon content to control rather than advance.
Daxon is keen to just control but Swarowski is a slippery customer.
Daxon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swarowski is just riding it out for now. Daxon eventually gives up the hold.
Swarowski is looking for a sweep. Daxon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daxon is looking to take a break and control but Swarowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Daxon connects with a nice short shot to Swarowski's temple.
Daxon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daxon is working for a submission of some sort.
Daxon 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.
Daxon passes to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxon wants to control but Swarowski is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swarowski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Daxon landing strikes from the mount and Swarowski is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xillin Daxon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jab by Swarowski.
Swarowski forces Daxon back against the cage and clinches.
Swarowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swarowski can't break the clinch.
Daxon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Swarowski is defending well.
Swarowski gets underhooks to prevent Daxon's takedown attempt.
Daxon is trying to drag Swarowski to the mat but Swarowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xillin Daxon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daxon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Daxon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Swarowski after a bit of a struggle.
Swarowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daxon backwards.
Swarowski just leaning against Daxon, taking a breather.
Daxon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Swarowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Swarowski is trying to break the clinch but Daxon has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swarowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Daxon.
Swarowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swarowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daxon has him pressed against the cage.
Swarowski is trying to break the clinch but Daxon has him pressed against the cage.
Daxon is trying to drag Swarowski to the mat but Swarowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swarowski lands a shoulder strike.
Daxon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Swarowski is defending well.
Swarowski slowing the pace effectively.
Daxon goes for a takedown attempt but Swarowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Swarowski has Daxon up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarowski has Daxon pressed against the cage.
Swarowski lands a body shot.
Daxon looking for a takedown.
Swarowski is trying to push Daxon away but Daxon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daxon has picked Swarowski up - he's going for a ride! Daxon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daxon wants to work for an arm triangle but Swarowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daxon stops Swarowski from getting back to his feet.
Swarowski is looking to control Daxon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swarowski avoid being mounted?
Daxon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daxon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Daxon connects with a nice short shot to Swarowski's temple.
Daxon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daxon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swarowski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Swarowski tries to kick Daxon off but Daxon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daxon is trying to work for a kimura but Swarowski is defending well.
Swarowski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daxon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swarowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Daxon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swarowski is trying to control but can't.
Daxon is trying to control. Swarowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daxon working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swarowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daxon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daxon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swarowski's head.
Daxon is trying to control. Swarowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daxon is nestled in close to Swarowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daxon working Swarowski over with strikes.
Swarowski is not content to let Daxon control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xillin Daxon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daxon 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xillin Daxon!
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hype
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RATING
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