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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod Stiffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Shimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stiffington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boogie Nights. Shimmy has chosen God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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173 cm
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157 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Stiffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Shimmy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimmy jabs at Stiffington's body.
Shimmy rushes Stiffington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shimmy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimmy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shimmy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stiffington backwards.
Shimmy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimmy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shimmy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stiffington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stiffington misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffington can't break the clinch.
Shimmy lands with a right to the head.
Stiffington being controlled against the cage.
Shimmy's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shimmy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stiffington letting Shimmy take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington being controlled against the cage.
Stiffington misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shimmy.
Stiffington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimmy is working Stiffington over against the cage.
Stiffington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimmy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shimmy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stiffington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimmy digs a right hand into Stiffington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stiffington's gas tank.
Stiffington tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimmy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Stiffington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimmy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stiffington tries to throw a body punch but Shimmy avoids it by throwing Stiffington back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shimmy - that landed with a thud.
Shimmy lands with a light punch inside.
Shimmy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stiffington backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shimmy.
Shimmy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stiffington working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimmy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimmy pushes Stiffington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimmy scores with a shoulder strike.
Stiffington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shimmy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stiffington can't find room to land a body shot as Shimmy controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimmy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shimmy lands a right hand.
Stiffington misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shimmy as the two fighters clinch.
Shimmy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stiffington or not.
Stiffington misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Shimmy.
Stiffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shimmy's elbow.
Shimmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimmy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shimmy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stiffington slips a jab from Shimmy.
Stiffington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shimmy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shimmy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Shimmy as he connects with a hook.
Stiffington is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shimmy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stiffington back to the cage. Shimmy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shimmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stiffington manages to avoid it.
Stiffington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stiffington is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Shimmy as he connects with a hook.
Oh Stiffington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimmy misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Stiffington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stiffington throwing strikes but missing.
Stiffington seems to have got his legs back now.
Stiffington lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Shimmy 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.
Shimmy swings for the body but Stiffington moves out of range.
Stiffington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shimmy sprawls and moves away.
Stiffington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stiffington showed some decent athleticism there.
Stiffington prevents Shimmy from improving his position.
Stiffington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiffington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stiffington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stiffington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shimmy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stiffington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shimmy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiffington content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stiffington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stiffington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Stiffington there.
Stiffington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stiffington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiffington controlling the pace.
Shimmy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stiffington scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stiffington not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington thows a huge punch but Shimmy dodges it nicely.
Stiffington throwing shots but Shimmy is blocking nicely.
Stiffington lands with a punch from half guard.
Stiffington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stiffington stops Shimmy from getting back to his feet.
Stiffington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stiffington seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stiffington working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiffington drops an elbow to the side of Shimmy's head.
Shimmy is rocked!
Shimmy has hold of Stiffington's hands but Stiffington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shimmy is still in real trouble! Can Stiffington finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shimmy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stiffington scores with a big shot! Shimmy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Shimmy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Stiffington!
Rod Stiffington took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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