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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redof Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Redof Castro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swain.
Castro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swain.
Swain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swain stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castro defending well though.
Castro is trying to stand.
Swain is keen to just control but Castro is a slippery customer.
Swain prevents Castro from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Castro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Swain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castro is trying to defend but Swain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro is trying to stand up here but Swain is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swain working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is trying to stand back up but Swain is controlling him
Swain wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Castro is trying to stand back up but Swain is controlling him
Castro looks gassed!
Swain winds up and cracks Castro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castro pushes Swain off looking to stand but Swain dives back in and keeps control.
Swain working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Castro is trying to stand.
Swain passes to side control.
Swain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Castro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Swain connects with a decent elbow.
Castro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Swain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Swain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swain working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swain scoring with punches from side control.
Swain cracks Castro with a big elbow.
Swain trying to control the position but Castro is working away.
Castro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Swain is controlling him well.
Castro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro is trying to get back to his feet.
Castro is working to avoid the ground and pound but Swain connects with a decent elbow.
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
Swain lands a decent elbow from side control.
Castro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Swain has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Swain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Swain works to advance to full mount. Castro defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain lands a big elbow.
Swain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Castro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Swain lands a big shot there that rocks Castro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
Swain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Swain is landing with some decent strikes but Castro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Castro really wants to buck Swain off and get back to his feet.
Swain breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.
Swain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Castro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swain lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Swain.
Swain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Castro really wants to buck Swain off and get back to his feet.
Swain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swain lands with some strikes.
Swain breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swain trying to control but Castro is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Swain.
Swain scoring with strikes but Castro is staying in there.
Swain raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Castro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Castro wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Swain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castro swivels and escapes.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown. Castro tries to sprawl out of it but Swain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Castro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swain shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Redof Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Swain shoots in and drives through. Castro sprawls well.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castro throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Swain avoids the body shot from Castro.
Swain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castro's guard.
Castro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Castro takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro throws a series of punches but Swain avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swain looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Swain shoots for a takedown but Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Castro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Swain dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Castro fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Nathaniel Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castro throws a series of punches but Swain avoids them all with ease.
Swain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Swain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Castro to the mat! Castro manages to get full guard.
Nathaniel Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castro wants to stand but Swain is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Swain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro scores with a head kick.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Swain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swain landing with the ground and pound.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Swain is in close to Castro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swain is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Castro wants to stand and escape but Swain is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swain drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head.
Swain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Castro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Castro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castro defends it well.
Castro tries to kick Swain off but Swain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain works his way into full mount!
Castro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Swain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Castro is squirming around, avoiding Swain's attempts to control the action.
Swain working the ground and pound effectively.
Swain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on?
Castro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Swain lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swain.
Castro wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
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 Nathaniel Swain will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Castro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swain takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Swain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
Castro is looking to clinch but Swain is avoiding it.
Castro throws a head kick that Swain semi-blocks.
It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swain.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swain.
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Redof Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro connects with a right hand. Swain shakes it off.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro looks to land a combination but Swain avoids it well.
Swain blocks a head kick by Castro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castro's waist but Castro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swain off to one side.
Swain throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Castro wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Castro looks for the body kick but Swain saw that one coming.
Swain misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Swain scores with a body shot.
Castro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castro jabs at Swain's body.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain 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.
Castro keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Swain wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro wants to stand up but Swain is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castro's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swain lands a nice short elbow.
Castro tries to kick Swain off but Swain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castro misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Swain scores with a four punch combination!
Swain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro cracks a nice hook into Swain's ribs.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Nathaniel Swain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a combination that misses
and Swain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Castro's guard now.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castro is looking to stand up but Swain isn't so interested in that idea.
Swain distracts Castro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Swain distracts Castro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Redof Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swain drives through and clinches with Castro against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swain dodges an elbow strike from Castro.
Swain managing to block the knees to the body from Castro.
Swain has hold of one of Castro's legs. Castro is fighting the takedown attempt but Swain gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro is looking for a triangle but Swain pushes his legs off easily.
Swain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swain pushes down on Castro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Swain stops Castro from getting back to his feet.
Swain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro taking some punishment here, with Swain in his half guard.
Castro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swain working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swain passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Nathaniel Swain wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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