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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristaps Zutis (ranked 24029 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 671 p4p, 471 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristaps Zutis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zutis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood moves out of range as Zutis throws a body kick.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zutis.
Zutis tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kristaps Zutis has been cut.
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zutis slips under a jab from Wood.
Zutis throws a big counter combination but Wood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zutis sprawling to the canvas! Zutis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wood finish him?!
Zutis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood has managed to clinch.
Oh Zutis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Zutis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hand to the body from Wood.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Wood taking a breather.
Zutis can't break the clinch.
Wood lands a vicious elbow to the side of Zutis's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Wood tries to finish him with strikes but Zutis still seems able to defend himself so Wood steps back and lets Zutis get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Kristaps Zutis's cut is getting worse.
Wood drops Zutis with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wood follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayden Wood!
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hype
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RATING
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