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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thompson (ranked 4665 p4p, 355 weight class) and William Wooden (ranked 3209 p4p, 277 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wonderboy by Tenacious D. William Wooden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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165 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wooden!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson digs a good body shot into Wooden's ribs.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Wooden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooden throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wooden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wooden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Wooden.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Wooden counters with a single leg into guard. Thompson didn't expect that.
Wooden wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Wooden connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wooden trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Wooden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooden scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooden lands a couple of digs.
Wooden wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Wooden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooden distracts Thompson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooden lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wooden.
Wooden throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wooden's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooden controlling the position.
Wooden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooden pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wooden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wooden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Wooden's legs - danger averted.
Wooden has his hands on Thompson's head, controlling the position.
Wooden looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooden is continuing to stall.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooden trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Wooden slips the punch.
Dave Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Wooden moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wooden is just out of range.
Wooden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wooden has time to react.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wooden under the eye.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooden staying out of range there.
Wooden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Wooden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wooden.
Thompson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooden tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooden throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wooden.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wooden throws out the jab.
Thompson misses with a hook. Wooden ducked under it nicely.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wooden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Thompson dominated that 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.
Wooden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wooden can do to turn this around?
Wooden gets a double leg takedown into Thompson's guard.
Wooden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooden pushes down on Thompson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooden is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooden trying to control from Thompson's half guard. Thompson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wooden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
William Wooden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooden stands up over Thompson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooden throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wooden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooden stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
Wooden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooden is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooden throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Wooden slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooden postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Wooden throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooden chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Wooden from controlling successfully.
Wooden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooden landing with the ground and pound.
Wooden landing with the ground and pound.
Wooden passes into half guard.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with Wooden in his half guard.
Wooden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooden is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooden is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooden raining down shots from the mount!
Wooden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson is rocked!
Wooden with shots to the head and body - Thompson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooden lands a big shot to the head and Thompson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). William Wooden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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