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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The last time Cub Swanson won two straight fights, they were a year apart and in two separate organizations. Now, after alternating wins and losses since 2008, he's got that elusive winning streak after Friday's UFC on FX 4 event in Atlantic City.
Swanson knocked out Ross Pearson in an excellent back and forth fight to kick off the FX broadcast, stopping the Ultimate Fighter winner in the second round. Swanson was connecting on a lot of his strikes, but was taking a fair amount of punishment throughout the fight himself. Pearson put him on his back, and walked through several hard and flashy strikes in a close first round and through much of the second.
However, Swanson continued to stay in the fight, bloodying Pearson's face with several strikes in the second frame. Then, after Pearson caught a front kick and drove him back, Swanson landed two short jabs, and knocked Pearson down with a left hook to the jaw. The referee stepped in quickly, giving Swanson his second straight win in 2012 in the UFC. Pearson has now lost three of his last five fights after winning his first three in the UFC.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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