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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Iron Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Wartooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wartooth has chosen Murmaider as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toki Wartooth was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 cm
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166 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
165 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy The Iron Hand! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toki Wartooth! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Iron Hand tries a low kick but Wartooth avoids it. The Iron Hand drives through with a takedown into Wartooth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Wartooth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Iron Hand is controlling him. The Iron Hand is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. The Iron Hand drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Iron Hand jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. The Iron Hand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Wartooth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. The Iron Hand postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. The Iron Hand trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Wartooth keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully. The Iron Hand won't allow Wartooth to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Iron Hand keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wartooth's head. The Iron Hand 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. The Iron Hand is working Wartooth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The Iron Hand is standing up over Wartooth. Wartooth looks to escape but The Iron Hand dives into side control.
Wartooth tries to get back to half guard but can't. The Iron Hand is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wartooth has escaped the position, nice work there. Wartooth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Wartooth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The Iron Hand throws a strike but Wartooth avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wartooth tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wartooth is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Wartooth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The Iron Hand digs a right hand into Wartooth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wartooth's gas tank. Wartooth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Iron Hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. A head punch blocked on the inside by The Iron Hand. The Iron Hand blocking some punches.
Wartooth throws a head punch that misses. The Iron Hand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wartooth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Iron Hand takes a shot to the head. Wartooth tries to throw a body punch but The Iron Hand avoids it by throwing Wartooth back against the cage. Wartooth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wartooth is trying to maintain a safe position but The Iron Hand gets an underhook and turns Wartooth into the ropes. The Iron Hand lands a shot to the body. Wartooth looks gassed! Wartooth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Iron Hand looking to throw knees to the head but Wartooth is blocking nicely.
The Iron Hand goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wartooth prevents it.
The Iron Hand lands a knee to the body.
The Iron Hand is working for takedown but Wartooth is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy The Iron Hand. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Iron Hand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wartooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wartooth takes a knee to the side of the body. Wartooth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Iron Hand avoids it. Wartooth breaks the clinch.
Wartooth fails with the takedown and The Iron Hand counters with an outside leg kick.
The Iron Hand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wartooth has his takedown stuffed and The Iron Hand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wartooth is lucky that one didn't land flush. The Iron Hand throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wartooth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Iron Hand is in Wartooth's guard. Wartooth looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Iron Hand passes into half guard.
Wartooth trying to control from the bottom.
The Iron Hand trying to control from half guard but Wartooth is working away. Wartooth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Iron Hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Iron Hand is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wartooth is just riding it out for now. The Iron Hand eventually gives up the hold. Wartooth gets full guard. Wartooth wants to sweep here but The Iron Hand controlling him for the moment. The Iron Hand throwing strikes but missing. 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. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Iron Hand throws a big right hand that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The Iron Hand is looking to clinch but Wartooth is avoiding it.
Toki Wartooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wartooth has his takedown stuffed and The Iron Hand moves into the clinch. The Iron Hand lands with a right to the head. A short right from Wartooth on the inside. The Iron Hand throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Iron Hand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wartooth avoids it. Wartooth gets underhooks to prevent The Iron Hand's takedown attempt.
The Iron Hand throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wartooths head. The Iron Hand throws a punch but it's blocked by Wartooth. Wartooth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wartooth trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Wartooth.
The Iron Hand misses with a short punch on the inside. Wartooth misses with a knee strike.
Wartooth misses with a short punch on the inside. Wartooth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Iron Hand.
A right hook to the body lands for The Iron Hand.
The Iron Hand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wartooth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wartooth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Iron Hand is keeping busy. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Iron Hand being controlled against the ropes. An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Iron Hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wartooth connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Iron Hand's face.
The Iron Hand is trying to drag Wartooth to the mat but Wartooth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy The Iron Hand. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Iron Hand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wartooth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wartooth lands a body punch in the clinch. A short body shot lands from Wartooth as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wartooth. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wartooth. Wartooth lands a hook that snaps the head of The Iron Hand backwards. Wartooth manages to break the clinch.
Wartooth fails with the takedown and The Iron Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand! The Iron Hand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! The Iron Hand has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Iron Hand trying to stall but Wartooth improves his position.
Wartooth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The Iron Hand scores with an uppercut up the middle. The Iron Hand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wartooth breaks the clinch.
Wartooth with a poor takedown and The Iron Hand counters with a head kick. Wartooth gets caught flat footed, as The Iron Hand shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wartooth wants to sweep here but The Iron Hand controlling him for the moment. The Iron Hand trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom. Wartooth wants to stand but The Iron Hand is controlling the position. The Iron Hand is working Wartooth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The Iron Hand wants to control from the top but Wartooth keeps moving. The Iron Hand prevents Wartooth from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Iron Hand is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The Iron Hand trying to control the position from guard on top but Wartooth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The Iron Hand thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. The Iron Hand working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Wartooth wants to get back to his feet but The Iron Hand is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Wartooth 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. The Iron Hand lands a couple of elbows.
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. Wartooth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The Iron Hand landing with the ground and pound. Wartooth keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully. Wartooth is trying to control the position but The Iron Hand postures up. The Iron Hand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The Iron Hand with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. The Iron Hand trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Wartooth is trying to control the position but The Iron Hand postures up. Wartooth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Iron Hand dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wartooth misses with a takedown and The Iron Hand moves into the clinch. Wartooth misses with some punches.
The Iron Hand is trying to stall.
The Iron Hand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Iron Hand. The Iron Hand tries a body shot but Wartooth blocks it.
The Iron Hand scores with a shot to the side of Wartooth's head. Wartooth tries to land knees in the clinch but The Iron Hand avoids the damage to the body. Wartooth scores with a nice hook to the head. The Iron Hand drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wartooth pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Iron Hand connects with a solid leg kick. The Iron Hand gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wartooth lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wartooth blocking some punches.
The Iron Hand misses with some punches.
The Iron Hand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wartooth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wartooth looking to slow down the pace here. Wartooth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Iron Hand backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Iron Hand as Wartooth tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wartooth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wartooth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wartooth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and The Iron Hand counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Wartooth keeping moving, preventing The Iron Hand from controlling successfully. Wartooth wants to improve his position but instead The Iron Hand has moved into half guard.
Wartooth is looking for a sweep. The Iron Hand is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Wartooth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. The Iron Hand lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The Iron Hand is keen to just control but Wartooth is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Iron Hand takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The Iron Hand trying to control the pace. The Iron Hand working the head and body with strikes. The Iron Hand drops an elbow to the side of Wartooth's head. The Iron Hand wants to work for an arm triangle but Wartooth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Iron Hand stops Wartooth from getting back to his feet.
The Iron Hand not landing any meaningful shots this time. The Iron Hand wants to work for an arm triangle but Wartooth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wartooth is trying to stand.
The Iron Hand is working for a submission of some sort.
Wartooth is refusing to be controlled, as The Iron Hand sits in half guard. Wartooth regains full guard. Nicely done. Toki Wartooth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The Iron Hand trying to control but Wartooth is working from the bottom. Billy The Iron Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. The Iron Hand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Wartooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Iron Hand is one step ahead there. Wartooth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Iron Hand doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Iron Hand manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The Iron Hand lands a couple of decent looking shots. The Iron Hand loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Billy The Iron Hand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The Iron Hand drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. The Iron Hand seems to have locked his on tight now - Wartooth screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for The Iron Hand, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Billy The Iron Hand!
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RATING
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