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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1477 p4p, 185 weight class) and Demon Monkey (ranked 4453 p4p, 427 weight class). Monkey has chosen Bransjehora as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Monkey lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey 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.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
Wood misses with a low kick.
And Monkey responds with a good body kick, but Wood manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Wood misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wood.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monkey jabs Wood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monkey slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood fails with the takedown.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monkey has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
A little jabbing left from Monkey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
Demon Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from Wood misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wood jabs Monkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Monkey saw it coming and moves away.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Monkey shows good takedown defense.
Monkey throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey scores with a nice strike.
Wood lands with a straight right. Monkey didn't see that one coming.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Monkey seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monkey tries to work over Wood's front leg with a kick but Wood checks it.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Monkey blocks the low kick.
Monkey tries a quick counter leg kick but Wood is wise to it.
Wood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monkey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wood manages to get himself to full guard.
Monkey advances position into side control!
Wood is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Wood is trying to buck Monkey off.
Wood is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wood wants to control but Monkey postures up.
Wood regains half guard.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monkey is working away from the top position though.
Monkey is taking a breather. Wood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Monkey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey misses with a low kick as Wood jumps back.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monkey circles away.
Wood defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monkey can do to turn this around?
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Monkey slips a straight right by Wood.
Monkey feints a counter leg kick.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Wood defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Monkey.
Monkey throws a low kick, looking for Wood's leg but Wood calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
Wood throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monkey! But no joy.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Wood throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monkey throws a front kick that sends Wood stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey thumps Wood with a low kick.
Monkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wood swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Wood throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Wood scores with the left hand. Monkey knows he should have avoided that one.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wood checks it well.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Monkey moves his leg out of the way.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey slips a straight right by Wood.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Wood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monkey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Monkey is predictable there
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Monkey moves his leg out of the way.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monkey. Monkey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood checks the leg kick.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Wood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey counters with a body kick.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Monkey off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monkey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wood - the referee stops the clock and Monkey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wood. Monkey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Monkey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monkey thumps Wood with a low kick.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
letting Monkey counter with a right hand.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demon Monkey.
Well Wood 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
A determined Rich Wood didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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