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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 5328 p4p, 3785 weight class) and Dorian Swathe (ranked 597 p4p, 463 weight class). Dorian Swathe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorian Swathe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porter throws a head kick but Swathe moves out of range.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Swathe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porter rushes Swathe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swathe jumps into guard, dragging Porter to the mat.
Swathe working a defensive guard here.
Porter wanted to stand there but Swathe had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swathe looking for a guillotine here but Porter defends easily.
Swathe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Porter uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter controls the position.
Porter decides to stand back up. Porter steps back and let's Swathe get back to his feet.
Porter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swathe.
Swathe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Porter. Porter obviously looking to wear him down.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Porter throws a series of punches but Swathe avoids them all with ease.
Swathe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swathe tries to clinch up.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Swathe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swathe with the counter takedown but Porter avoids it easily.
Porter drops Swathe with a left and a right! Oh, Swathe is hurt - Porter dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Dorian Swathe has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swathe looks to move to half guard but instead Porter has passed into mount! Damn!
Swathe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Swathe wants to hold on but Porter pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swathe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swathe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Porter controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Swathe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Porter controlling from mount.
Swathe is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Swathe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Swathe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Swathe tries to keep at a distance but Porter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Porter drives through and clinches with Swathe against the cage.
Swathe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Porter just leaning against Swathe, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Porter looks to score with a jab to the body but Swathe is just out of range.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Porter sends Swathe down but not out. Porter dives into side control looking to finish.
Swathe is rocked!
We've been informed that Swathe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Swathe is still in real trouble! Can Porter finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter stands up and beckons Swathe to his feet.
Porter scores with a leg kick.
Swathe seems to have recovered his senses.
Porter looks to land a combination but Swathe avoids it well.
Swathe checks a leg kick.
Porter takes the fight into the clinch.
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Porter scores with a takedown into Swathe's guard.
Porter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swathe on the ground.
Porter slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Swathe. No joy for Porter on that attempt.
Swathe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Swathe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Porter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter thows a leg kick but Swathe checks it
and Swathe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swathe.
Porter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Swathe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Porter misses.
Swathe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Porter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swathe can do to turn this around?
Porter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porter wants it to stay on the feet.
Porter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Porter misses with a wild combination.
Porter drops Swathe with a nice combination! Porter dives into Swathe's guard, looking to finish!
Swathe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Porter defends well.
Porter stands up and waves to Swathe to follow him.
Swathe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Porter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jay Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dorian Swathe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swathe dodges the punch combination from Porter.
Porter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swathe changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jay Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Porter misses
and Swathe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Porter's guard.
Swathe trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swathe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Porter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Porter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Swathe, up you get!
Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Porter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Swathe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Porter throws a low kick but Swathe moves out of range easily.
Swathe feints the counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Porter as Swathe shoots in.
Porter takes the fight into the clinch.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
Porter tries to bum rush Swathe with a series of wild strikes but Swathe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swathe 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.
Swathe tries to keep at a distance but Porter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Porter prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter lands with a right to the head.
Swathe blocking some punches.
Swathe dodges an elbow strike from Porter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swathe.
Jay Porter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dorian Swathe.
Swathe shoots in for a double leg but Porter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swathe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter closes the distance and clinches.
Porter pushes Swathe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Porter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Swathe jumps guard but Porter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Porter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Swathe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porter darts in and clinches Swathe up against the cage.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Porter.
Porter breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Swathe darts in looking for a takedown but Porter gets double underhooks and turns Swathe into the cage.
Porter has Swathe up against the cage in a clinch.
Porter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swathe.
Porter closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter gets underhooks to prevent Swathe's takedown attempt.
Porter slows down the pace here.
Swathe tries to pull guard but Porter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porter lands with a left to the head.
Porter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Porter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Porter to work.
Porter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swathe up against the cage.
Porter gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swathe looks for a takedown but Porter sprawls well.
Porter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swathe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Porter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Porter stands and steps away. Swathe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Porter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Porter 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jay Porter!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jay Porter!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jay Porter!
Jay Porter wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Porter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dorian Swathe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight.'.
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hype
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