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Event:
TOF 112
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wooten Jr.#CL#
Wooten Jr moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Wooten Jr is controlling him.
Wooten Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooten Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Wooten Jr - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Wooten Jr blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Wooten Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooten Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Wooten Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Wooten Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand.
Wooten Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Wooten Jr is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooten Jr lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
A body shot lands from Wooten Jr.
A short left from Wooten Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooten Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooten Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Wooten Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards. #ROC#Rodriguez is rocked!
Wooten Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Wooten Jr finish him?
A short right from Wooten Jr on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Good body shot from Wooten Jr.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooten Jr lands a body shot. #T3#
Wooten Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooten Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Wooten Jr digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooten Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooten Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooten Jr scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooten Jr scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wooten Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Wooten Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Wooten Jr as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wooten Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooten Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.
Wooten Jr scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Wooten Jr lands a shot to the body.#T5##BC2#
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooten Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
A big left from Wooten Jr misses.
Wooten Jr circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rodriguez to the canvas! Rodriguez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wooten Jr keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Wooten Jr!
A very excited looking Chad Wooten Jr 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. |
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Event:
TOF 104
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Wooten Jr misses.
Gold tests Wooten Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Wooten Jr slips the punch.
Gold thuds a left hand into Wooten Jr's body.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Gold thuds a left hand into Wooten Jr's body.
Dustin Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wooten Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooten Jr looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Wooten Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Wooten Jr is out of range.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wooten Jr is just out of range.
Wooten Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gold with a body shot.
Wooten Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Gold tries to clinch but Wooten Jr is having none of it.
Wooten Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Wooten Jr's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wooten Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooten Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
letting Wooten Jr counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Wooten Jr missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Wooten Jr misses.
Gold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gold slips under a jab.
Wooten Jr lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Wooten Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Gold is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Wooten Jr scores with a counter punch that sends Gold to the canvas! Wooten Jr smells blood - he's punishing Gold with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gold has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Wooten Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Wooten Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TOF 94
Date: Mar 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Wooten Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Wooten Jr forces Clarke back against the cage and clinches.
Clarke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wooten Jr backwards. #BC#
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Wooten Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT2#It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wooten Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.
#T1#
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooten Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Clarke shakes him off and moves away.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.#CL2#
Wooten Jr moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wooten Jr.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten Jr controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Wooten Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clarke.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke blocking some punches.
A short right from Wooten Jr. #BC#
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wooten Jr. #T2#
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Clarke lands with an overhand left.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Wooten Jr slips the punch.
Wooten Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Wooten Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Clarke throws the left hand but Wooten Jr avoids the punch easily.
As Clarke backs off Wooten Jr throws a huge counter combo but Clarke manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wooten Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooten Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.
#T3#
Wooten Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clarke at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Clarke slips a jab from Wooten Jr.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Wooten Jr as he connects with a hook.
Wooten Jr throws out a loose jab but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarke is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Wooten Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooten Jr misses the shot to the body.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Wooten Jr.
No joy there for Wooten Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten Jr misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a big head kick but Wooten Jr shrugs it off.
Wooten Jr blocks the body kick.
Wooten Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten Jr misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Wooten Jr misses its intended target.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wooten Jr counter with a right hand.
Clarke with the inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wooten Jr's head.
Clarke works the jab nicely.
Clarke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wooten Jr is out of range.
Clarke sets himself, and Wooten Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Clarke avoids it this time.
Wooten Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC#Wooten Jr is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Clarke throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wooten Jr's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Clarke lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dean Clarke!
After winning the bout, Dean Clarke 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Wooten Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
letting James counter with a right hand.
Wooten Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James blocks a jab.
Wooten Jr misses with a left hand
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Wooten Jr misses with a left hand
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Wooten Jr is rocked!
Wooten Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooten Jr throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooten Jr is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
James is working for a kimura but Wooten Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooten Jr wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wooten Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Wooten Jr wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
Wooten Jr is still trying to improve position.
Wooten Jr seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
James seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1##SUB#
James wants to work for an arm triangle but Wooten Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
James is trying to work for a kimura but Wooten Jr is defending well.
#SUB#
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wooten Jr defends it well. #SUB#
James is looking for a kimura here.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
James is trying to work for a kimura but Wooten Jr is defending well.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wooten Jr manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wooten Jr has James pulled in close to control his posture.
Wooten Jr keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Wooten Jr seems keen to control James's posture.#SUB#
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wooten Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wooten Jr has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T3#
Wooten Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Wooten Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wooten Jr content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wooten Jr defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wooten Jr defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Wooten Jr throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James feinted with a counter takedown.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooten Jr misses with a wild body shot.
James attempts a counter takedown but Wooten Jr avoids it well and moves away.
James moves out of range as Wooten Jr strikes.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
James slips a straight right by Wooten Jr.
A swing and a miss from Wooten Jr.
James changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Wooten Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooten Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooten Jr misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Wooten Jr tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Wooten Jr tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James blocks an uppercut.
Wooten Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wooten Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Wooten Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Wooten Jr is struggling to control the position.
Wooten Jr scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Wooten Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooten Jr misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
James is looking for a takedown.
Wooten Jr is pressed up against the cage. James has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wooten Jr down to the mat. Wooten Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooten Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wooten Jr misses with a hook.
Wooten Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Chad Wooten Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Wooten Jr swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Wooten Jr swings widly with a right hand
#TD#
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
Wooten Jr controlling the position.#SUB#
James drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wooten Jr dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Wooten Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
John James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
James working for a triangle but Wooten Jr defends it easily.
#T4#
Wooten Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Wooten Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Wooten Jr throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wooten Jr sprawls and moves away.
Wooten Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
James tries to counter with a takedown but Wooten Jr is quick to defend against it.
Wooten Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wooten Jr sprawls and moves away.
Wooten Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James tries to counter with a takedown but Wooten Jr is quick to defend against it.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Wooten Jr pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooten Jr can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Wooten Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by James. #T1#
Wooten Jr tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooten Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooten Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooten Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooten Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James wants to take the fight to the mat but Wooten Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wooten Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooten Jr tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Wooten Jr lands a right hand.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Wooten Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Wooten Jr stalling.
Wooten Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Wooten Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooten Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wooten Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James blocks an uppercut.
James blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wooten Jr fails to land.
James goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wooten Jr prevents it.
Wooten Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Wooten Jr fails to land.
Wooten Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooten Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James blocks an uppercut.
Wooten Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooten Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooten Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooten Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Wooten Jr fails to land.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooten Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooten Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooten Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chad Wooten Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
James tries for a takedown but Wooten Jr manages to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wooten Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooten Jr gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Wooten Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wooten Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Wooten Jr!
An out of breath Chad Wooten Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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