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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 5403 p4p, 599 weight class) and Petr Tonkin (ranked 7488 p4p, 709 weight class). Bayden Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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242 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Tonkin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonkin throws a counter combo.
Tonkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonkin works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Tonkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tonkin walks into a jab.
Tonkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Tonkin slaps away a takedown attempt from Wood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonkin lands a jab to the nose.
A right-left combo lands from Tonkin.
Tonkin throws a series of strikes that have Wood backpedaling.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood slows down the pace here.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonkin avoids it.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Tonkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Tonkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Wood.
Tonkin tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Tonkin blocks with his arms.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tonkin blocks it.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tonkin's efforts to push away.
Tonkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Tonkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Wood taking a breather.
Wood manages to pull guard.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tonkin is controlling him.
Tonkin wants to get up but he can't break Wood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing Tonkin from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wood is looking to stand up but Tonkin isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Tonkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tonkin tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonkin circles away.
Wood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood gets tackled into the cage by Tonkin. Tonkin maintains the clinch.
Tonkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tonkin's face.
It looks like Petr Tonkin has been cut.
Wood lands a big knee to the head and Tonkin goes down! Wood is looking to finish!
Wood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tonkin, who protects the arm well.
Wood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tonkin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Tonkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayden Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petr Tonkin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wood looks to land a combination but Tonkin avoids it well.
Wood shoots in for a double leg but Tonkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wood throws the left hand but Tonkin avoids the punch easily.
Tonkin avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Tonkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wood doesn't seem phased though.
Tonkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Tonkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tonkin is rocked!
Wood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tonkin avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonkin lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
Tonkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonkin avoids it.
Wood wants to stall.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonkin is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonkin is trying to break free.
Tonkin tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tonkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tonkin.
Wood shoots in but Tonkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bayden Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonkin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Tonkin.
Tonkin looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Tonkin.
Wood tries to counter with a takedown but Tonkin is quick to defend against it.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Tonkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Petr Tonkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a right and a left that Tonkin avoids nicely.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Tonkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Tonkin scores with a nice right hand.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonkin.
Petr Tonkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tonkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tonkin defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonkin! But no joy.
Tonkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tonkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tonkin misses with the combination.
Tonkin lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tonkin cracks Wood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonkin throws a front kick aimed at Wood's knee but Wood avoids it well.
Wood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tonkin.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Tonkin off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Tonkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tonkin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wood shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Tonkin is backing up but Wood catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Tonkin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wood Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayden Wood!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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