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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deni Kres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kres has chosen hate me now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Rock Wood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
20
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Wood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deni Kres! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wood tries to bum rush Kres with a series of wild strikes but Kres uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kres rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kres is working for takedown but Wood is calmly controlling the position for now. Kres wants a takedown but no success here.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Kres uses good head movement to avoid it. Kres lands with a right to the head. Kres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood. Kres blocking some punches.
Kres works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Kres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Kres wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving. Kres tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard. Kres scoring with punches to the head and body. Kres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Kres wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Kres wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position. Kres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Kres looking to pass the guard. Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A left lands for Wood. Wood throws a series of punches but Kres avoids them all with ease. Kres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wood looks to land a combination but Kres avoids it well. Wood misses with the combination.
Wood fails to land the takedown. A combination from Wood does no damage. Kres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kres misses with the combination.
Wood throws a combination that misses and Kres moves into the clinch. Kres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wood regains guard immediately. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kres postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kres throwing strikes but missing. Wood wants to stand up but Kres is controlling him. Kres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Kres is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wood throws a combination that misses and Kres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kres.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kres postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it. Kres throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely. Kres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head. Kres trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kres forces his way into half guard. Kres lands with a punch from half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kres is looking to advance position but Wood won't allow it. Kres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deni Kres dominated that round. The cut man is working on Deni Kres's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kres backs up against the cage.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Rock Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wood has his takedown stuffed and Kres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wood won't be happy with that. Kres controls the position. Kres throws an elbow but Wood slips to the side and avoids it well. Wood can't do much from the bottom here. Kres lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kres cracks Wood with a big elbow. Kres is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well. Kres has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wood is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kres yanks on the arm and Wood is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Deni Kres!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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