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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ziskie (ranked 1242 p4p, 20997 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 71 p4p, 266 weight class). Dwayne King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dwayne King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Ziskie throws a big shot that misses.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ziskie.
Ziskie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziskie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziskie scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ziskie. Those never looked like landing.
King blocks a jab.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ziskie back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Philip Ziskie has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Ziskie.
A nice leg kick from Ziskie, right into the meat of the thigh.
King throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
Ziskie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ziskie slips under a jab.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King slips a jab from Ziskie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips under a jab from Ziskie.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziskie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King swings for the body but Ziskie moves out of range.
Ziskie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ziskie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziskie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ziskie moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
Ziskie connects with a crisp jab.
King misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ziskie can pounce on him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ziskie's hands.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Ziskie tries to clinch up.
Ziskie throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Nice jab there from King.
Ziskie is rocked!
King throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Ziskie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ziskie avoids the head kick by King.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ziskie blocks it well.
Ziskie seems to have got his legs back now.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziskie circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziskie moves away from the strike by King.
Ziskie went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King throws a shot from downtown. Ziskie moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ziskie moves out of range as King strikes.
Ziskie lands with a thumping leg kick.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ziskie scores with a three punch combo!
King lands a jab to the nose.
Ziskie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ziskie slips a jab from King.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Ziskie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ziskie avoids the head kick by King.
Ziskie scores with a shot to the body.
Ziskie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ziskie slips a straight right by King.
King throws a hook but Ziskie avoids it easily.
Ziskie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziskie.
Nice uppercut lands for Ziskie. That snapped King's head back.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ziskie, as that shot connected.
Ziskie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ziskie ducks right into an uppercut from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziskie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie 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.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a head kick that misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ziskie dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a lazy right hand but Ziskie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
Ziskie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ziskie has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziskie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ziskie misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Ziskie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King moves forwards but Ziskie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ziskie momentarily.
Ziskie thumps King with a low kick.
King throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
King moves away from the strike by Ziskie.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
A head kick misses from King.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie connects with a nice looking jab.
Ziskie has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ziskie has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Ziskie has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ziskie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King prevents a body shot from Ziskie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
Ziskie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
Ziskie prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ziskie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Ziskie can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Ziskie throws a head punch that misses.
Ziskie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King is trying to push Ziskie away but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ziskie.
Ziskie prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ziskie presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King takes a shot to the head.
Ziskie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Ziskie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ziskie has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King blocks a body shot from Ziskie.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
Ziskie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ziskie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ziskie tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziskie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziskie.
Ziskie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziskie circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws a hook but Ziskie blocks it.
It looked like Ziskie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King misses the shot to the body.
Ziskie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziskie tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziskie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from King finds it's way through Ziskie's defenses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Ziskie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Ziskie's cut.
That's time! Ziskie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
King misses with the combination.
Ziskie tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.
Ziskie looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Ziskie scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ziskie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from King.
Ziskie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ziskie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Ziskie.
Ziskie throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Ziskie counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ziskie lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Ziskie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ziskie to score with a decent uppercut.
Ziskie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ziskie lands a body shot.
King misses with a wild combination.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Ziskie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziskie clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Ziskie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ziskie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ziskie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ziskie.
Ziskie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
A big right from King misses.
King misses with a low kick.
King takes one on the button.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ziskie misses with a low kick.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ziskie misses with a body shot.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ziskie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body punch but Ziskie moves out of range.
King misses with a looping right.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziskie moves away.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ziskie.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ziskie connects with the punch.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Ziskie pushes King away with a front kick.
Ziskie feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ziskie digs a good hook to King's body.
Ziskie misses with an uppercut.
Ziskie lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for King.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ziskie.
Ziskie scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ziskie lands an overhand right.
King misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Ziskie misses the target.
Ziskie cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ziskie keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King walks into a jab.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ziskie moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Ziskie shrugs it off though.
Philip Ziskie is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philip Ziskie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Ziskie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ziskie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Ziskie. That snapped King's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ziskie. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziskie 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Ziskie!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Ziskie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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