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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Avery (ranked 5335 p4p, 375 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 2682 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Swearengen.
Avery moves away from the strike by Swearengen.
Avery is looking for a counter combo.
Avery loads up on a big right hand but Swearengen slips the punch.
Avery's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swearengen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Avery scrambles back to his feet.
Swearengen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swearengen.
Avery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swearengen misses with a hook. Avery ducked under it nicely.
Avery throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Swearengen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swearengen lands a right hook to the body.
Swearengen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swearengen was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Avery, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery misses with a hook. Swearengen ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Avery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery lands a nice shot to the body.
Avery cracks Swearengen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swearengen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Avery to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Al Swearengen has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Swearengen.
Avery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swearengen circles away quickly and effectively.
Swearengen throws out a counter right but Avery avoids it with no problem.
Swearengen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swearengen manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Avery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Swearengen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Avery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swearengen manages to avoid it.
Swearengen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swearengen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Avery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swearengen.
Avery lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swearengen misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery cracks Swearengen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swearengen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avery counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Avery stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swearengen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Avery is working hard here to advance position.
Avery throwing strikes but missing.
Avery passes Swearengen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Avery is looking for a kimura but Swearengen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Avery to get the leverage.
Swearengen is refusing to be controlled, as Avery sits in half guard.
Avery is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen gets back to full guard.
Swearengen keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Swearengen wants to get back to his feet but Avery is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Avery tries to free his leg and advance position but Swearengen is retaining full guard.
Avery stops Swearengen from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Avery misses with a body shot.
Avery throws the left hand but Swearengen avoids the punch easily.
Swearengen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Avery.
Swearengen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avery lands with a right hand.
Al Swearengen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avery throws out a loose jab but Swearengen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avery walks into a straight right hand from Swearengen.
Avery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swearengen.
An attempted straight right counter from Avery misses the target.
Avery ducks under a wild hook from Swearengen.
A big right from Avery misses.
Swearengen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Avery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Swearengen'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.
Swearengen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Avery counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Swearengen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swearengen wants to stand but Avery is controlling the position.
Avery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swearengen can do to turn this around?
Avery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avery wants to pass the guard but Swearengen is keeping the position.
Avery prevents Swearengen from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swearengen keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Avery trying to control the position from guard on top but Swearengen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swearengen was well out of range. Poor timing from Avery.
Avery connects with a nice looking jab.
Avery misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swearengen! But no joy.
Swearengen throws a jab when Avery was well out of range.
Avery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Swearengen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swearengen moves forwards but Avery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swearengen throws a shot from downtown. Avery moves away and avoids it.
Avery avoids the body shot from Swearengen.
Swearengen scores with a nice head shot.
Avery avoids the body shot from Swearengen.
A little feinted left hand from Avery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swearengen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Swearengen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avery.
Swearengen loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swearengen throws out a counter right but Avery avoids it with no problem.
Tyson Avery is winning the standup battle so far.
Avery lands a glancing blow to the side of Swearengen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Avery.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Avery.
Avery missing with a left hand there. Swearengen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avery slips under a jab from Swearengen.
Swearengen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avery is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Swearengen connects with a body shot that sends Avery's belly button to the back.
Avery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swearengen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swearengen misses with a right hand
and Avery counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Avery.
Swearengen wriggles free and stands up.
Al Swearengen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Avery finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avery.
A telegraphed right hand from Swearengen misses the target.
Avery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avery throws the left hand but Swearengen avoids the punch easily.
Swearengen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Avery to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Avery.
Swearengen misses with a straight left.
Swearengen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swearengen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swearengen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swearengen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen connects with a right hand. Avery shakes it off.
Swearengen throws a lazy right hand but Avery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avery slips a jab from Swearengen.
Swearengen looks to land a combination but Avery avoids it well.
Swearengen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swearengen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Avery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Swearengen.
Swearengen misses the jab.
Swearengen clobbers Avery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avery lands a jab to the nose.
Swearengen misses with a straight right.
Swearengen throws out a loose jab but Avery uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Swearengen.
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 Tyson Avery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Swearengen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Swearengen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Avery moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Swearengen lands.
Avery shoots in and bounces Swearengen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swearengen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jab from Avery.
Swearengen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery throws an overhand right that lands on Swearengen's shoulder, as Swearengen tries to avoid the shot.
Avery throws a jab but it's blocked by Swearengen.
Swearengen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swearengen scores with a hook.
Avery throws a hook but Swearengen blocks it.
A big left from Swearengen misses.
Avery half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Swearengen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avery misses the shot to the body.
Swearengen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swearengen looks to score with a jab to the body but Avery is just out of range.
Avery lands a really nice looking cross but Swearengen seems unphased.
Swearengen misses with a straight right.
Swearengen lands a jab.
Avery looks to score with a jab to the body but Swearengen is just out of range.
Avery with a hook.
Avery misses the jab.
Swearengen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avery feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Swearengen keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Swearengen wants to get back to his feet but Avery is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Avery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swearengen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Avery not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Avery trying to control but Swearengen is working from the bottom.
Al Swearengen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen keeping full guard, as Avery tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Avery pushes down on Swearengen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Swearengen wants to get back to full guard.
Avery frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Swearengen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Avery wants to take Swearengen's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery looking to ground and pound but Swearengen is blocking nicely.
Avery tries to control but Swearengen wriggling away.
Avery is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swearengen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You get the feeling that Swearengen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Avery raining down shots from the mount!
Avery looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson Avery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Avery can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swearengen is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Avery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Avery!
Al Swearengen spoke after the fight, saying 'Pussy got lucky'.
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