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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Solidum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Solidum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Woody Wood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looks to land a body kick but Solidum moved away.
Solidum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Solidum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
Wood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Solidum on the side of the head.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Solidum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Solidum dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Solidum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Solidum moved out of range.
Solidum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wood cracks a nice hook into Solidum's ribs.
Solidum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solidum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Solidum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Solidum moves away and avoids it.
Solidum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Solidum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wood to score with a decent uppercut.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solidum manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Solidum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wood is looking to get back to full guard here but Solidum has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking for a sweep but Solidum has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Solidum controlling his opponent.
Wood is working to get back to half guard.
Wood wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to break free.
Solidum biding his time, controlling Wood.
Solidum has the hooks in. Wood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood just trying to survive but Solidum is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wood tries to escape the position.
Solidum is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood tries to clinch but Solidum moves out of range.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Woody Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Solidum on his heels. He'll look to pass Solidum's guard now, I'm sure.
Wood trying to move into half guard but instead Solidum has managed to sweep!
Solidum might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Solidum has passed into side control.
Solidum gets to mount! Wood was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solidum controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solidum tries to control but Wood wriggling away.
Wood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Solidum looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solidum controlling his opponent.
Solidum trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wood is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is squirming around, avoiding Solidum's attempts to control the action.
Wood is working to get back to half guard.
Solidum manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wood to take his back!
Solidum biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood holding both Solidum 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solidum has the hooks in. Wood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woody Wood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood throws a series of punches but Solidum avoids them all with ease.
Wood misses with a combination
and Solidum counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wood won't be happy with that.
Solidum content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wood tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Solidum presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Solidum content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is looking to improve his position but Solidum isn't that keen on the idea.
Solidum avoids the attempt from Wood to control.
Solidum controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wood rolls, trying to escape but Solidum keeps control of the position.
Solidum slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Solidum go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wood is in bad spot here.
Wood keeps trying to improve his position.
Wood looking very determined here, making life difficult for Solidum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Clinton Solidum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wood tries to escape the position.
Solidum is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Solidum struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Solidum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clinton Solidum!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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