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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Ilkin Asim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkin Asim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asim cracks Wood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Wood scores with a nice body kick.
Asim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
A big left from Asim misses.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asim. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Asim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asim's hands.
Asim misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Asim misses.
Asim lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asim throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asim.
A clash of legs there as Asim blocks the low kick.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Asim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood slips a straight right by Asim.
Wood moves out of range as Asim strikes.
Wood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asim finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Asim defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Asim moves out of range of the leg kick from Wood.
Asim throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Asim.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wood cracks the inside of Asim's front leg.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood throws a hook but Asim avoids it easily.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Asim connects with a looping right hand.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Asim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Asim counter with a right hand.
Asim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asim punishes Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asim checks a low kick from Wood.
Asim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Asim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood moves away from the strike by Asim.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood throws a low kick but Asim avoids it.
Asim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asim throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asim's corner calls for a 1-2. Asim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wood misses
and Asim counters with a nice uppercut.
Asim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Asim throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asim digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Asim just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asim finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
Asim throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Asim throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asim counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Asim misses the target.
Wood misses with a hook.
Asim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkin Asim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Asim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a right hand that Asim ducks under and follows up with a left that Asim also avoids with ease.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Wood thuds his shin into the meat of Asim's side.
Wood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asim misses with a looping right.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood scores with the left hand. Asim knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Asim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asim lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Ilkin Asim is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim moved away.
Asim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Asim takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Asim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asim throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood throws a head kick but Asim moves out of range.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Asim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Asim off the cage and back into range.
Asim throws a body shot but no joy.
Asim lands a head shot.
Asim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Asim slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asim moves out of range as Wood strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Asim misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Asim cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Thor Wood's cut even more.
Asim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Asim.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Asim swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood with a jab.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim throws a sloppy body shot
and Asim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asim appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wood pushes Asim away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Asim throws a combination that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
enabling Asim to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Wood.
Asim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asim with a jab.
Asim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wood.
Asim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Despite the aggression on Wood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Asim looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood throws a body kick that misses.
Wood scores with the left hand. Asim knows he should have avoided that one.
Asim throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a body punch but Asim moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Asim misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Asim is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asim throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Asim checks it well.
Asim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asim misses the jab.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Asim misses the target.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Asim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood misses the body punch
and Asim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Wood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asim if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Asim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asim blocks a leg kick.
Asim jabs at Wood's body.
Wood thuds his right hand into Asim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asim moves away.
Asim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood moves forwards but Asim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood blocks a jab.
Asim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asim lands with a nice body punch.
Asim scores with a nice head shot.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asim.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Asim misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim moved away.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Asim lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Asim blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asim misses the shot to the body.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asim.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Asim scores with a nice head shot.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asim misses with a straight right.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Asim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Asim.
Wood cracks Asim with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Asim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut there from Asim.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asim.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Asim off the cage and back into range.
Asim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wood.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asim.
Asim misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Wood is predictable there
and Asim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The cut above Thor Wood's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Asim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Asim.
Wood throws a leg kick but Asim checks it.
Asim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asim scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood blocks a jab.
Asim jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Asim moves out of range easily.
Asim slips a straight right by Wood.
Asim throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asim is out of range and Wood settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Asim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood looks to land a right hand but Asim moved out of range.
A cross from Asim lands.
Wood is rocked!
Asim looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Asim finish him?
Asim throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asim checks the leg kick.
Asim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Asim moves his leg out of the way.
Asim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Asim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asim scrambles back to his feet.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkin Asim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkin Asim!
Ilkin Asim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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