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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney has chosen Four Star Mary - Pain as his entrance music. Philip Dyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Dyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.
Sweeney is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sweeney.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sweeney has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweeney.
Dyson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweeney is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Dyson.
Sweeney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dyson.
Sweeney slips a jab from Dyson.
Dyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Dyson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Dyson lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dyson. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweeney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sweeney punishes Dyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Sweeney misses with a low kick.
Sweeney throws a solid leg kick but Dyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sweeney.
Dyson takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Sweeney shoots in but no luck this time.
Sweeney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dyson.
Sweeney closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dyson's guard.
Dyson controlling Sweeney's posture.
Dyson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sweeney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sweeney is fighting to break Dyson's control of his arms but Dyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sweeney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dyson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sweeney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dyson throws a shot to the body.
Philip Dyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Sweeney catches Dyson right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Sweeney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sweeney.
Dyson ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
Dyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Sweeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dyson, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sweeney.
Sweeney lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sweeney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sweeney lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sweeney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeney drops an elbow to the side of Dyson's head.
Sweeney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sweeney.
Dyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sweeney throws a strike but Dyson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sweeney landing some decent shots from guard.
Sweeney scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney throws a big elbow that misses.
Dyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweeney wants to pass the guard but Dyson is keeping the position.
Dyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dyson is really struggling to control Sweeney but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sweeney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweeney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweeney throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeney works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sweeney.
Dyson is looking to control Sweeney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dyson avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Sweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dyson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sweeney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dyson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sweeney.
Sweeney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dyson trying to keep a closed guard but Sweeney is proving a slippery customer.
Sweeney being controlled here momentarily.
Sweeney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney is trying to ground and pound but Dyson uses the momentary lack of control by Sweeney to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a strike but Dyson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sweeney throws a big elbow that misses.
Sweeney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dyson keeping full guard, as Sweeney tries to pass.
Sweeney is fighting to break Dyson's control of his arms but Dyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sweeney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dyson has Sweeney pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sweeney throwing strikes from guard but Dyson blocks nicely.
Sweeney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sweeney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweeney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sweeney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dyson is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dyson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sweeney's head backwards.
Sweeney misses with a head kick.
Dyson connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sweeney is looking to slow Dyson down with leg kicks.
Dyson swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Dyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweeney misses the body punch
and Dyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dyson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sweeney will feel that in the morning.
Nice takedown defense from Dyson. No joy for Sweeney on that attempt.
It looked like Dyson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice jab there from Sweeney.
Dyson throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sweeney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sweeney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyson misses with a body shot.
Sweeney takes one on the button.
Dyson scores with a body shot.
Sweeney misses the shot to the body.
Dyson is looking to wear down Sweeney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dyson sprawls well. Dyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sweeney gets slowly back to his feet.
Philip Dyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Declan Sweeney.
Dyson is looking to slow Sweeney down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dyson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dyson dips to his left and cracks Sweeney with an uppercut!
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Dyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Sweeney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Dyson. Beautiful body shot.
Sweeney throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dyson misses the target.
Sweeney feints the counter takedown.
Sweeney throws a chopping leg kick but Dyson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Philip Dyson is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Dyson. Beautiful body shot.
Dyson tries to land a front kick but Sweeney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sweeney with the counter takedown but Dyson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sweeney fails to land the takedown.
Sweeney misses with a body kick.
Sweeney misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dyson. That's going to slow Sweeney down.
Both fighters circling a little - Dyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sweeney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyson misses with a shot to the body
and Sweeney counters with a body kick that stops Dyson in his tracks momentarily.
Sweeney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyson moves away.
Dyson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sweeney off the cage and back into range.
Dyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sweeney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Dyson both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Sweeney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dyson ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney looks to score with a jab to the body but Dyson is just out of range.
Sweeney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sweeney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Sweeney throws an overhand right that lands on Dyson's shoulder, as Dyson tries to avoid the shot.
Dyson scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dyson. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sweeney is able to avoid easily.
Dyson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sweeney's head.
Sweeney lands a really nice looking cross but Dyson seems unphased.
Dyson scores with a jab to the body.
Dyson throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Sweeney tries to land a front kick but Dyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson stuns Sweeney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sweeney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dyson counters with a straight right hand.
Sweeney looks to land a body kick but Dyson moved away.
Dyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sweeney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Sweeney as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sweeney.
Dyson ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
Dyson cracks a nice hook into Sweeney's ribs.
Sweeney throws a hook but Dyson blocks it.
Sweeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sweeney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sweeney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyson can pounce on him.
Dyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
Dyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyson checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Dyson.
A big right from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney misses with a leg kick
and Dyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sweeney throws a chopping leg kick but Dyson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dyson ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
Sweeney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Sweeney takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sweeney.
Sweeney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeney.
Dyson lands with a shot to the body.
Sweeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweeney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dyson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dyson lands with an overhand left.
Dyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sweeney misses with a body kick.
Dyson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dyson throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney scores with a jab to the body.
Sweeney scores with a sloppy right hand. Dyson should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyson.
Dyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dyson did well to prevent Sweeney getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney slips a nice elbow through Dyson's hands, connecting with Dyson's forehead.
Sweeney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sweeney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sweeney works his way into side control.
Sweeney in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sweeney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sweeney lands an elbow.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Sweeney in side control lands a decent elbow.
Declan Sweeney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweeney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Sweeney seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sweeney lands some shots froms side control.
Philip Dyson's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney with the ground and pound but Dyson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sweeney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dyson is looking to improve his position.
Dyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Philip Dyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sweeney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jeez, Philip Dyson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Dyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Declan Sweeney!
Declan Sweeney is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Declan Sweeney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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