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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 7022 p4p, 694 weight class) and Julian Eduardo Demaestri (ranked 6082 p4p, 642 weight class). Marcus Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Demaestri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Demaestri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wood is looking to escape.
Wood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wood is looking to control Demaestri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wood avoid being mounted?
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wood taking some punishment here, with Demaestri in his half guard.
It looks like Marcus Wood has been cut.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demaestri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marcus Wood's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Demaestri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marcus Wood's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Demaestri looking to control and managing it successfully.
Demaestri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jeez, Marcus Wood's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wood is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Wood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
A less than humble Julian Eduardo Demaestri misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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