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GFC2:B.Wood vs Batinic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen The Beast as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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256 lbs
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin King!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong rushes King and presses him up against the ropes.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong tightens his grip and picks King up, before dumping him to the ground. King manages to land in guard.
Armstrong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Armstrong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King wants to sweep here but Armstrong controlling him for the moment.
King has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Armstrong has passed into side control.
King is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Armstrong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Armstrong is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong controls the position.
Armstrong is putting a hurting on King here, landing some big shots from side control.
Armstrong gets to mount! King was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Armstrong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armstrong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Armstrong is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! King is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blake Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Askaa Ganbaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Gate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askaa Ganbaatar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Askaa Ganbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hell Gate!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganbaatar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ganbaatar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ganbaatar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ganbaatar postures up in Gate's guard and throws a big left but Gate blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ganbaatar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ganbaatar 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.
Ganbaatar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ganbaatar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gate keeping moving, preventing Ganbaatar from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ganbaatar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gate keeping moving, preventing Ganbaatar from controlling successfully.
Gate wants to sweep but no luck.
Ganbaatar working some strikes from top position.
Gate looks winded!
Ganbaatar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ganbaatar works over Gate with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganbaatar is in close to Gate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ganbaatar works over Gate with some ground and pound from guard.
Ganbaatar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ganbaatar is pushing down on Gate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gate is fighting to maintain full guard but Ganbaatar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Ganbaatar there.
Gate is rocked!
Ganbaatar lands a big elbow - Gate is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ganbaatar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Askaa Ganbaatar!
Askaa Ganbaatar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Lima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lima dives in and grabs Duffy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duffy pushes down on Lima's head and hops out.
Duffy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lima pinned against the ropes. Lima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duffy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lima but Lima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duffy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Lima is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duffy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duffy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lima is controlling him.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duffy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duffy has his takedown stuffed
and Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lima feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duffy keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Duffy pulls Lima in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
Duffy trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duffy trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Duffy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lima's guard.
Lima has his foot on Duffy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duffy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duffy trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
Duffy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lima to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Duffy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lima pulls down on the head and he's put Duffy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcus Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakanawa Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Awesome God - R-swift as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakanawa Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diggler sprawling to the canvas! Diggler rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yamamoto finish him?!
Diggler is rocked!
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Yamamoto fakes the body blow, causing Diggler to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Diggler goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hakanawa Yamamoto!
After winning the bout, Hakanawa Yamamoto 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilson Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Reyes.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reyes swivels and escapes.
Reyes lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Ivan Emelianenko has been cut.
Wilson Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Reyes gets caught napping as Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown. Reyes manages to retain guard.
Emelianenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reyes defends it nicely.
We've been informed that Reyes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Emelianenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Reyes's guard.
Emelianenko won't allow Reyes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stands and throws Reyes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emelianenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice takedown defense from Reyes. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reyes! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes drops Emelianenko with a left and a right! Oh, Emelianenko is hurt - Reyes dives into side control looking to finish!
Emelianenko is trying to control Reyes's posture but Reyes avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko manages to get back to half guard.
Reyes looks to land a strike but Emelianenko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reyes has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reyes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko pushes down on Reyes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Reyes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Emelianenko prevents Reyes from standing back up.
Emelianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emelianenko stands up from half guard.
Emelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reyes is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Reyes dodges it nicely.
Reyes pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reyes.
Reyes lands a big right hook! Emelianenko looks hurt but is still standing! Reyes lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Emelianenko falls down and Reyes dives in with a huge hammer fist! Emelianenko's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Reyes runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wilson Reyes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amara Darboh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes to the ring accompanied by 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita. Darboh has chosen Champions - Ron Artest as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amara Darboh!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darboh moves into the clinch.
Wood slows down the pace here.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
Wood stalling the fight.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood has Darboh pushed against the ropes.
Wood has Darboh pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wood for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wood.
Wood stalling.
Wood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Darboh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darboh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wood - the referee stops the clock and Darboh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wood. Darboh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Darboh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood looks to land a combination but Darboh avoids it well.
Darboh moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood presses Darboh against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darboh looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Wood.
Darboh takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Amara Darboh has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wood.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Wood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wood stalling in the clinch.
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darboh up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Darboh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darboh throws a head kick that misses.
Darboh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darboh scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darboh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood scores with a punch to the head.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood throws a powerful right kick. Darboh tried to block low but the kick was high! Darboh was taken right off of his feet! Wood jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maddox Wood!
During a confident post fight interview, Maddox Wood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matej Batinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matej Batinic had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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223 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matej Batinic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a right hand that Batinic ducks under and follows up with a left that Batinic also avoids with ease.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Batinic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Batinic gets to his feet. Wood looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wood throws a right and a left that Batinic avoids nicely.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Batinic with an uppercut!
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Batinic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wood's guard.
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!
Batinic throws a big elbow that misses.
Batinic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Batinic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
Batinic lands a couple of elbows.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Batinic from controlling successfully.
Batinic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batinic throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Batinic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batinic is in close to Wood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Batinic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Batinic chips away with some ground and pound.
Batinic trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Batinic lands a couple of digs.
Wood has momentary wrist control but Batinic slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batinic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batinic is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.
Batinic throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.
Batinic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wood wants to sweep here but Batinic controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batinic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batinic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Batinic is looking to stand up but Wood won't let him.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood controls Batinic momentarily but Batinic frees himself.
Batinic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batinic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batinic postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
Batinic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Batinic postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Batinic dives in and scores a takedown into Wood's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batinic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batinic working some strikes from top position.
Batinic stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Wood throws up his legs and catches Batinic in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Batinic tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Wood! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bayden Wood!
Bayden Wood is the new light heavyweight champion!
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