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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes to the cage accompanied by Four Star Mary - Pain. McColgan has chosen The Gael as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Declan Sweeney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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244 lbs
29 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney wants to clinch up but McColgan keeps it at a distance.
McColgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweeney.
McColgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweeney tries to counter with a takedown but McColgan is quick to defend against it.
McColgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney is trying hard to land a takedown here. McColgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McColgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweeney.
Sweeney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McColgan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sweeney back to the cage. McColgan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from McColgan finds it's way through Sweeney's defenses.
Sweeney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McColgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sweeney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McColgan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McColgan blocks the body kick.
McColgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sweeney throws out the jab.
McColgan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McColgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McColgan, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan lands with a good body shot.
Sweeney avoids the body shot from McColgan.
McColgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocky McColgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McColgan looks to land a body kick but Sweeney moved away.
Sweeney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McColgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from McColgan.
Sweeney swings for the body but McColgan moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. McColgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McColgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sweeney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McColgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweeney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sweeney misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McColgan misses with a body shot.
McColgan throws a series of punches but Sweeney avoids them all with ease.
Sweeney half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good shot there by McColgan.
McColgan avoids the body shot from Sweeney.
Sweeney lands with a hook. McColgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McColgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweeney moves away.
Sweeney avoids a kick to the body.
McColgan thumps Sweeney with a low kick.
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McColgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Sweeney misses the shot to the body.
McColgan scores with a jab.
McColgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by McColgan.
Declan Sweeney's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McColgan swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McColgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Sweeney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweeney steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McColgan. That one must have hurt.
Sweeney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Sweeney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McColgan lands with an overhand left.
McColgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McColgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McColgan cracks Sweeney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sweeney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McColgan finish him?
Sweeney is rocked!
Sweeney is looking to wear down McColgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McColgan weaves into range and cracks Sweeney right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sweeney goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! McColgan is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky McColgan!
A very excited looking Rocky McColgan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Declan Sweeney had this to say: 'It feels so good to get a big victory tonight, I want to thank my sponsors, my fans my fam....... Hey what??? What do you mean I didn't win??? This is an outrage!!'.
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RATING
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