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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
24 - 21 - 1 |
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154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiggin misses with a straight left.
Luiz catches Wiggin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Eli Wiggin has been cut.
Wiggin's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiggin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Luiz moves into the clinch.
Luiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Luiz breaks the clinch.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Luiz saw that one coming.
Luiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiggin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Luiz.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown but Wiggin shows good takedown defense.
Wiggin clinches.
Wiggin lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luiz.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Luiz shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Luiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggin.
Luiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wiggin prevents it.
Luiz is trying to stall.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Luiz misses with a punch to the body.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin dips to his left and cracks Luiz with an uppercut!
Wiggin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin throws a head kick but Luiz moves out of range.
As Wiggin tries to get set, Luiz tries to push him back and clinch up but Wiggin manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wiggin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiggin.
Wiggin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luiz momentarily.
Wiggin catches Luiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wiggin walks into a left hand.
Wiggin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luiz.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
Luiz gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Luiz crashes against the mat.
Wiggin tries to bench press Luiz off him but Luiz keeps the position.
Wiggin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Luiz wants to control but Wiggin is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin trying his best to control but Luiz has mounted him.
Wiggin avoids a strike by Luiz and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Luiz's guard! Fantastic escape!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luiz pulls Wiggin in close to prevent any damage.
Luiz 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.
Luiz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Luiz wants to pass the guard but Wiggin is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Wiggin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Luiz's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wiggin looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Luiz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Luiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiggin scores with a knee to the head.
Luiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin cracks Luiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Wiggin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Wiggin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Luiz does no damage.
Wiggin moves into range and clinches up with Luiz.
Luiz wants to break free but Wiggin has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Wiggin misses with the combination.
Luiz throws a jab when Wiggin was well out of range.
Eli Wiggin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luiz throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggin's shoulder, as Wiggin tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Wiggin there.
Wiggin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luiz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luiz's face.
Luiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiggin won't allow it.
Eli Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luiz tries to break free but Wiggin pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Luiz shrugs off.
Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin fakes the leg kick and cracks Luiz in the body.
Eli Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz throws a sloppy body shot
and Wiggin counters with a one-two to the body.
Luiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wiggin. That one must have hurt.
Luiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wiggin counters with a stiff right hand.
Luiz misses with a jab to the body
and Wiggin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luiz throwing a counter right hand but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
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!
Luiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luiz is trying to push Wiggin away but Wiggin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin pushes Luiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head.
Luiz is rocked!
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Oh Luiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiggin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luiz's defenses.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Luiz's ribcage.
Wiggin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luiz misses with a knee strike.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow.
Wiggin prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz has Wiggin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiggin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Luiz.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luiz working aggressively here.
Luiz trying to control the position but instead, Wiggin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luiz into the cage.
Luiz throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin lands a hook that snaps the head of Luiz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin cracks Luiz with a nice body shot.
Luiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiggin has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Wiggin.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Luiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
Wiggin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clinched against the cage, Wiggin lands a big elbow that drops Luiz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Luiz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Wiggin!
A less than humble Eli Wiggin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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