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Event:
Nfld FN 13
Date: Jul 21, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Moore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swanson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
Swanson is looking to stand up but Moore won't let him. #SUB2#
Moore working for a triangle but Swanson defends it easily.
Moore looks winded!
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is working Moore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Swanson stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson forces his way into half guard.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Swanson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moore defends it well.
Swanson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moore has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Pure Progress Fitness. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moore with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
Swanson controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Swanson controlling the action here.
Swanson scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Swanson prevents Moore from improving his position.
Swanson slows the pace down in half guard.
Swanson 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.
Moore missing with punches from the bottom.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Swanson there.
Moore wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Swanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Swanson is very close to passing his half guard.
Moore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Swanson in his half guard.
Swanson controlling the action here.
Swanson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swanson not doing much here.
Swanson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Swanson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Swanson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moore sneaks out the side door and pushes Swanson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Moore shows good takedown defense.
As Swanson backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Swanson manages to avoid it all.#TD#
Swanson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moore was covering up waiting for the punch and Swanson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore trying to strike off his back.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson advances to half guard.
Swanson slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Moore striking from half guard on the bottom. #SUB#
Swanson seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Swanson is trying to work for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Swanson in his half guard.
Swanson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Swanson is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now. #SUB#
Swanson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moore has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Swanson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swanson. #SUB#
Swanson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Moore as he works his way to full guard.
Moore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3##SUB#
Swanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moore wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
Moore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Swanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Swanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Swanson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Swanson eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Swanson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moore sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
Swanson is nestled in close to Moore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
Swanson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB#
Swanson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Swanson eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Swanson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Swanson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##TD#
Swanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moore sprawls well initially but Swanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore missing with punches from the bottom.
Swanson not doing much here.
#SUB#
Swanson is trying for a kimura here. Moore looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Swanson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Swanson! |
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Event:
Nfld fight night 11
Date: Jul 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Burt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burt as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Burt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burt.
Burt throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Swanson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burt won't be happy with that.
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Burt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burt throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. #SUB2#
Swanson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swanson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Swanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burt is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Burt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB2#
Swanson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burt throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Burt tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burt is trying to improve his position.
Burt is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Swanson looking to control but instead Burt has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Burt won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Burt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Burt looking for submissions off his back.
Swanson working Burt over with strikes.
Swanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Burt's hands, connecting with Burt's forehead.
Swanson winds up and cracks Burt with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC2#Burt is rocked!
Swanson scores with a big shot! Burt's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Burt! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Swanson! |
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Event:
Nfld FN 8 sparky vs falcon
Date: Jun 16, 2022 |
#R1#
A left and a right from Brix both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Brix moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Swanson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brix's half guard.
Brix tries to kick Swanson off but Swanson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson controlling the pace.
Swanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swanson controlling the pace.
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Swanson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brix doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Swanson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brix is looking to escape.
Brix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Swanson controlling the pace.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Brix's hands, connecting with Brix's forehead.
Swanson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brix is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brix is trying to stand up here but Swanson is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brix can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Swanson working Brix over with strikes.
Swanson not doing much here.
Swanson working over Brix with some ground and pound. Brix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brix wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brix with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson drops an elbow to the side of Brix's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swanson 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.
Swanson winds up and cracks Brix with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swanson passes to full mount!
Swanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#Brix is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Swanson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Swanson! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Swanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Swanson has picked Bettocher up - he's going for a ride! Swanson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bettocher has hold of Swanson's hands but Swanson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bettocher wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy.
Swanson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Swanson throws a strike but Bettocher avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson controlling from the top position.
Swanson won't allow Bettocher to sweep him here. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bettocher is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Swanson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bettocher has passed into half guard!
#SUB2#
Bettocher seems to be looking for submissions.
Bettocher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bettocher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bettocher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Swanson wants to control but Bettocher passes easily into half guard.
Bettocher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swanson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swanson trying to control but Bettocher postures up.
Swanson tries to kick Bettocher off in order to stand up. Bettocher Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A control attempt from Swanson but he's now mounted!
Bettocher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Swanson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bettocher has a good base and remains in mount.
Swanson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. #T3#
Bettocher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swanson because Bettocher loaded up on that one.
Swanson is squirming around, avoiding Bettocher's attempts to control the action.
Bettocher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Swanson is squirming around, avoiding Bettocher's attempts to control the action.
Bettocher avoids the attempt from Swanson to control.#SUB2#
Bettocher is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bettocher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gale Bettocher! |
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