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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 1290 p4p, 538 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 204 p4p, 81 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Raske fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raske misses with an uppercut.
Wood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske fails to land the takedown.
Raske uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Raske shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raske throws a head kick that misses
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Raske misses with a head kick.
Raske connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Wood lands an overhand right.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske misses with a low kick.
Raske throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raske backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Raske with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raske throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Raske backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood lands a big right hand that sends Raske crashing to the mat! Wood stays standing though and waves Raske back to his feet!
Raske is rocked!
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!
Raske takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
A shot in the inside from Raske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raske. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Raske shoots in.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske misses with a body punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raske closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.
Wood gets through Raske's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Wood.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Raske.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood working aggressively here.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raske lands with a right hand.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raske lands a nice looking body shot.
Raske fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Raske tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske misses with a hook
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood avoids the body shot from Raske.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Raske lands with a left to the head.
Raske misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short left from Wood.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Wood misses with some punches.
Raske works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's time! Raske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raske lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raske wants to clinch
and Wood counters with a nice right hand that sends Raske toppling to the canvas! Raske scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wood finish him?!
Raske scores with a punch to the head.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Raske with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raske.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raske moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Raske lands an uppercut.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raske pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raske wants to clinch
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a big right hand! Oh Raske is in trouble here! Wood follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Wood!
A relieved looking Willie Wood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Thomas Raske spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes you lose. Sometimes I lose. Losing sucks dick. I'm out!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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