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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler blocks a head kick by Wood.
Diggler has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diggler up against the cage.
Diggler missing with knees to the body.
Wood trying to stall but Diggler improves his position.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
Diggler can't get the takedown.
Diggler can't get the takedown.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler has Wood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage.
Wood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood throws a series of strikes that have Diggler backpedaling.
Diggler has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood wants to stall.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diggler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diggler is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wood has Diggler pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggler gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler tries to score a body lock takedown but Wood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diggler is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Wood.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood is struggling to control the position.
Wood is looking to control Diggler's arms but Diggler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Digglers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Diggler has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Diggler blocks with his arms.
Diggler is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wood can't fight it off and eventually Diggler manages to take the fight to the floor. Wood looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Diggler isn't so interested in that idea.
Diggler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wood!
Diggler struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Wood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler can't do much from the bottom here.
Wood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diggler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Can Wood hold on?! Diggler is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diggler moves into the clinch.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diggler is keeping busy.
Wood is looking to control Diggler's arms but Diggler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
Wood seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maddox Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Diggler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood lands a left and a right that sends Diggler crashing to the canvas! Wood dives into mount looking to finish!
Diggler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oh Diggler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diggler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diggler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wood.
We've been hearing good reports from Diggler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wood throws some wild stikes that Diggler manages to avoid easily.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound.
Wood looking to finish with strikes here!
Diggler seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood misses with a head shot.
Diggler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wood.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throwing strikes here but Diggler is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diggler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diggler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diggler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Diggler has wrist control.
Diggler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scoring with some ground and pound.
Diggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Diggler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diggler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Diggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four 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.
Diggler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head.
Diggler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diggler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diggler trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diggler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diggler is pushing down on Wood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wood is fighting to maintain full guard but Diggler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diggler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diggler passes to side control.
Diggler lands a nice forearm strike.
Wood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Diggler is controlling him well.
Wood sneaks out the side door and pushes Diggler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wood scores with a head kick. Diggler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wood pushes Diggler up against the cage in a clinch.
Diggler has hold of one of Wood's legs. Wood is fighting the takedown attempt but Diggler gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diggler chips away with some ground and pound.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Diggler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diggler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diggler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diggler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diggler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dirk Diggler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diggler stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wood is rocked!
Diggler connects with a couple of short punches.
Wood is still in real trouble! Can Diggler finish him?
Wood kicks Diggler off and gets to his feet.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggler gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Wood tries to stall but Diggler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Diggler improves position.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood lands a right hand.
Diggler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wood is defending well.
Diggler wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood lands a left hand.
Diggler is working for takedown but Wood is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Diggler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to stall but Diggler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wood obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Maddox Wood.
Diggler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diggler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diggler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diggler working the body and head with strikes.
Diggler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diggler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood pushes Diggler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diggler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler scoring with punches from side control.
Diggler tries for a kimura but Wood is defending well.
Diggler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wood pushes Diggler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Diggler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diggler lands a nice forearm strike.
Diggler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.
Diggler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wood is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler advances nicely into full mount.
Diggler landing strikes from the mount and Wood is in trouble!
Diggler lands a big elbow.
Wood's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Diggler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wood's face.
Diggler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wood?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Diggler! Wood is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dirk Diggler!
Dirk Diggler retains his light heavyweight title!
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