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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen Oh When The Saints as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Monk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wooten is stalling in the full guard.
Wooten throws a strike but Monk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monk prevents Wooten from getting back to his feet.
Wooten could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Monk trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monk is controlling him.
Wooten keeping moving, preventing Monk from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wooten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten wants to stand but Monk is controlling the position.
Monk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wooten is proving hard to escape from.
Wooten working for a triangle but Monk defends it easily.
Wooten wants to sweep here but Monk controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wooten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wooten is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Monk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wooten but Wooten pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Monk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wooten to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooten working some strikes from top position.
Wooten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Monk's head.
Wooten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Monk's head.
Wooten cracks Monk with a solid left hand.
Wooten lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooten decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Monk, up you get!
A head kick from Wooten lands but Monk takes it in his stride.
Wooten drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten decides to stand up, so the ref orders Monk to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooten rushes Monk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooten has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Monk regains guard immediately.
Wooten wants to get up but he can't break Monk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooten landing with the ground and pound.
Wooten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Wooten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wooten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monk circles away.
Wooten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monk quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooten is nestled in close to Monk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooten is nestled in close to Monk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooten escapes and gets back to his feet.
Monk instigates a clinch.
Wooten has picked Monk up - he's going for a ride! Wooten dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooten landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lucas Wooten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monk has hold of Wooten's hands but Wooten slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk tries to roll over but Wooten keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooten decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Monk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wooten to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Monk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooten cracks Monk with a solid left hand.
Wooten wants to get up but he can't break Monk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monk can do to turn this around?
Wooten connects with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Monk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Monk wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooten wants to stand but Monk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wooten landing with the ground and pound.
Wooten stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooten fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Monk sprawls well initially but Wooten persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooten tries to stand and escape but Monk is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Wooten.
Monk has hold of Wooten's hands but Wooten slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooten not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooten perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wooten stands up from half guard.
Monk clinches up against the cage.
Wooten fails to pull guard.
Monk lands a nice elbow.
Monk successfully pulls guard.
Wooten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooten working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Monk's head.
Wooten stops Monk from standing up.
Wooten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monk's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk is looking for a triangle but Wooten pushes his legs off easily.
Monk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Monk trying to keep a closed guard but Wooten is proving a slippery customer.
Wooten stands up over Monk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wooten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wooten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wooten is working Monk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Wooten dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Monk gets caught napping as Wooten dives in and scores a takedown. Monk manages to retain guard.
Wooten controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wooten stands up over Monk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooten distracts Monk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooten scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooten gets to his feet. Monk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooten moves into range and clinches up with Monk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wooten tries for a takedown but Monk manages to get underhooks.
Monk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monk has Wooten up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wooten no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooten keeping moving, preventing Monk from controlling successfully.
Wooten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monk trying to control but Wooten is working from the bottom.
Monk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wooten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monk wants to control from the top but Wooten keeps moving.
Monk won't allow Wooten to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wooten keeping full guard, as Monk tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wooten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wooten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooten slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Monk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Monk chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Monk is trying to improve his position.
Monk struggling a bit here.
Wooten scores with punches from side control.
Wooten landing a few strikes.
Wooten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wooten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Monk is trying to control Wooten's posture but Wooten avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Monk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooten stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Wooten closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wooten lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monk's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wooten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Will Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Wooten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooten has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Monk to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wooten is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Monk pulls down on the head and he's put Wooten to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Monk!
Will Monk bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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