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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Blower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blower comes to the cage accompanied by Strung Out - Match Book. Wood has chosen X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horatio Blower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Wood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blower fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blower ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Blower rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blower.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blower fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Blower moves away from the strike by Wood.
Blower fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood looks for a takedown but Blower sprawls well.
Blower closes the distance and clinches.
Blower tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blower pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Horatio Blower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Wood.
Wood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Blower looking for a sweep. Not yet Blower, not yet.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blower working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blower preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood throwing strikes from guard but Blower blocks nicely.
Blower looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blower is striking but Wood is not phased and passes to half guard.
Blower avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
Blower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood looks gassed!
Blower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Blower checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blower darts in and clinches Wood up against the cage.
Blower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood looks for the body kick but Blower saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blower pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Blower lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Blower looking to stall.
Wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blower gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blower working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blower is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blower is stalling here.
Blower lands a nice knee to the body.
Blower missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blower creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blower will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.
Blower gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blower gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wood has picked Blower up - he's going for a ride! Wood dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blower flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blower defending well though.
Blower is trying to stand back up but Wood is controlling him
Wood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blower gets back to full guard.
Wood throws and elbow that misses. Blower uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wood's guard. Nice move by Blower!
Wood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blower!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blower is rocked!
Wood landing punches.
Oh Blower is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood with shots to the head and body - Blower looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wood postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blower looks a forlorn figure.
Wood with a couple of short strikes.
Wood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wood landing strikes from the mount.
Wood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blower squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blower tries to hold on but Wood pushes him away.
Blower is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blower ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blower manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with the combination.
Blower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood closes the distance and clinches up with Blower, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes Blower against the cage but Blower circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blower blocks a leg kick.
A choreographed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Blower moves out of range of the strikes.
A choreographed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood slow jab from Blower misses its intended target.
Blower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Blower as Wood shoots in.
Blower slips under a jab from Wood.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Blower slips a jab from Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horatio Blower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Wood.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Blower dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Blower uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Wood misses.
Mark Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blower ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Blower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Blower ducks down to avoid it.
Wood misses with a hook.
Blower ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Blower moves out of range easily.
Blower blocks a jab.
Blower ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
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.
Wood throws a right hand that Blower ducks under and follows up with a left that Blower also avoids with ease.
Wood slow jab from Blower misses its intended target.
Wood throws a hook but Blower avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blower tries to avoid it but Wood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blower to the ground. Blower escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Blower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Blower moved out of range nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Blower as Wood shoots in.
Blower moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Nice defenses there by Blower.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood throws a series of punches but Blower moves out of range.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Blower uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blower.
Blower blocks a jab.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood throws a series of punches but Blower avoids them all with ease.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Blower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Blower ducks down to avoid it.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Blower's shoulder, as Blower tries to avoid the shot.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Blower moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blower slips a straight right by Wood.
Wood throws a hook but Blower blocks it.
Blower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Blower moves out of range easily.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood misses with a hook.
Wood throws a head kick but Blower moves out of range.
Blower keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood throws the left hand but Blower avoids the punch easily.
Blower avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood shoots in and drives through. Blower sprawls well.
A choreographed right hand from Wood misses the target.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood throws the left hand but Blower avoids the punch easily.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blower staying out of range there.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blower defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Blower.
Blower moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Blower dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blower wants to clinch.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Blower saw that one coming.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Blower cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Blower moved out of range.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Blower.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Blower throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Horatio Blower is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Blower slips the punch.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws the left hand but Blower avoids the punch easily.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Blower tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blower avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blower looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blower looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blower wants to clinch.
Blower tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
A combination from Blower does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blower as he jumps to the side.
Blower tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Blower sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blower counters by moving into the clinch.
Blower wants to stall.
Blower with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blower tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Blower is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wood tries for a takedown but Blower manages to get underhooks.
Horatio Blower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Wood.
Blower misses with a knee to the head.
Blower manages to break the clinch.
Blower slips a jab from Wood.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blower tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blower fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Blower lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blower darts in and clinches Wood up against the cage.
Blower is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blower has his back to the cage.
Wood wants a takedown but no success here.
Blower using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wood is working for takedown but Blower is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blower looking to slow down the pace here.
Blower with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blower gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Wood goes for a takedown attempt but Blower pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blower.
Blower leaves his chin hanging out and Wood seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Blower crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Wood!
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