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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Asbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papa Asbra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Wood's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Asbra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asbra misses with a double jab.
Asbra scores with a nice strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wood 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.
Decent striking displayed by Asbra there.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asbra is out of range and Wood settles back down.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asbra moves away.
Asbra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asbra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra lands a nice shot to the body.
Asbra throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood scores with a jab to the head.
Asbra throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood tries for a takedown but Asbra circles away easily
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Asbra lands.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Asbra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asbra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wood!
Wood throws a leg kick but Asbra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wood slips under a jab from Asbra.
Asbra feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Wood throws a head kick that misses
and Asbra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asbra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Asbra lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Asbra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Asbra avoids it.
Asbra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asbra moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Asbra.
Asbra slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papa Asbra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Wood.
Asbra misses with a double jab.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Asbra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Asbra.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asbra lands with a hook. Wood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Papa Asbra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asbra is out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asbra throwing a counter right hand but Wood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asbra looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
It looks like Asbra has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice uppercut lands for Asbra. That snapped Wood's head back.
Wood is rocked!
Wood thows a leg kick but Asbra checks it
enabling Asbra to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Asbra finish him?
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asbra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asbra cracks Wood with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asbra steps into range and cracks Wood with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Wood flops backwards and Asbra dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asbra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Asbra wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood wants to sweep here but Asbra controlling him for the moment.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asbra trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Asbra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asbra is stalling in the full guard.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood is trying to keep Asbra in close.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Asbra dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asbra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood avoids the body shot from Asbra.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Asbra.
Asbra lands with a cross.
Asbra throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
And Wood tries to counter it with a takedown but Asbra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Asbra misses with a body kick.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Asbra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Asbra stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asbra scores with a jab to the body.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asbra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
As Asbra backs off Wood throws a huge counter combo but Asbra manages to avoid it all.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asbra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Asbra lands with a good body shot.
Asbra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
Wood throws a push kick but Asbra slaps the foot to one side.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Asbra looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Papa Asbra is winning the standup battle so far.
Asbra misses with a looping left.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Asbra.
Asbra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asbra.
Wood takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Asbra misses.
Asbra avoids the body shot from Wood.
Wood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asbra is trying to get back to half guard.
Asbra gets back to half guard.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Asbra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asbra trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood is nestled in close to Asbra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Asbra trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Wood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asbra defending well though.
Asbra won't allow Wood to pass to mount.
Wood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood working Asbra over with strikes.
Asbra is controlling Wood's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Asbra tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a head shot. Asbra uses the momentum to regain guard.
Asbra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Asbra keeps moving.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Asbra is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Asbra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asbra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood moves out of range as Asbra strikes.
Wood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Asbra misses with a low kick.
Asbra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asbra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Wood misses with a leg kick
and Asbra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asbra throws a low kick but Wood moves out of range easily.
Asbra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asbra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asbra.
Asbra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Asbra finds it's target.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asbra. Asbra obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asbra throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Asbra sees coming a mile off.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Asbra counters with a straight right hand.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Asbra sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Asbra cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
That kick from Asbra tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Asbra.
Asbra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Asbra had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Asbra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asbra takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Asbra scores with a punch to the head.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asbra's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asbra.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Asbra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asbra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asbra lands with a cross.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Asbra defends it well.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asbra.
Asbra loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asbra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asbra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Wood tenderised Asbra's leg. Asbra is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asbra misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Papa Asbra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Asbra avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Asbra.
Wood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Asbra misses its intended target.
Asbra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asbra throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Wood misses.
Asbra swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Asbra.
Wood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asbra.
Asbra misses with a wild body shot.
Asbra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Asbra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asbra avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asbra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asbra misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asbra scores with a jab to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asbra!
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Asbra ducks down to avoid it.
Andrew Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Asbra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asbra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Asbra!
A relieved looking Papa Asbra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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