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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Swain misses the shot to the body.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swain jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Swain throws a one two combo.
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Swain moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
Swain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gordon.
Swain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gordon but Gordon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swain closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gordon did well to prevent Swain getting side control.
Swain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gordon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gordon defending well though.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Swain there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain throwing shots but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Swain wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gordon keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Gordon wants to stand but Swain is controlling the position.
Gordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swain controls the pace.
Swain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gordon's guard.
That's two 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.
Gordon is looking to escape.
Swain wants to pass to mount but Gordon is defending the position.
Swain thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Gordon is looking for a sweep. Swain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swain drops an elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
Swain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gordon blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is working to get back to half guard.
Swain with the ground and pound from mount.
Swain raining down shots from the mount!
Gordon working to try and regain half guard.
Swain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Swain breaks from Gordon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swain is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gordon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swain looking to ground and pound but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Swain looking to ground and pound but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Swain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swain punching from mount but Gordon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Swain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gordon's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gordon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Swain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Swain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swain slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
Swain throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Swain swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
A nice combination there by Gordon.
Swain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swain wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
Swain thows a huge punch but Gordon dodges it nicely.
Swain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Swain lands strikes from half guard.
Swain is pressing down on Gordon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gordon is holding on for now.
Gordon is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swain is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swain is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gordon reverses the position - he's now on top in Swain's guard.
Swain has his feet on Gordon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gordon cracks the inside of Swain's front leg.
Randall Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gordon duly obliges.
Swain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gordon sprawls well. Gordon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swain gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swain misses with a looping right.
Gordon gets caught flat footed, as Swain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swain controls the pace.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but Swain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.
Gordon wants to stand and escape but Swain is having none of it.
Swain trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Swain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Swain lands with an overhand left.
Tony Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon connects with a crisp jab.
Gordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gordon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Gordon.
Gordon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Swain moves out of range.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Swain.
Swain lands an overhand right.
Swain throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
Swain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gordon misses with a hook.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Swain scores with a shot to the body.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
Swain feints and as Gordon raises his hands in defense, Swain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swain is looking to work some ground and pound but Gordon has wrist control.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Swain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to control but Swain postures up.
Swain looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gordon is avoiding damage well.
Randall Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain is looking to take a break and control but Gordon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swain lands a decent elbow from side control.
Swain landing a few strikes.
Swain working the ground and pound.
Swain throws a strike aimed at the side of Gordon's head but Gordon avoids it well.
Tony Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gordon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gordon is trying to buck Swain off.
Swain in side control, throwing shots but Gordon defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Swain.
Gordon tries to escape but Swain is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swain scores with punches from side control.
Swain trying to control the action but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Swain lands a nice forearm strike.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swain tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Swain working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
Swain cracks Gordon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Swain!
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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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