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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1350 p4p, 174 weight class) and Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 707 p4p, 93 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Uesugi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood connects with a solid leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uesugi digs a good hook to Wood's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi scores with a nice head shot.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uesugi.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi misses with a looping left.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Wood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uesugi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Uesugi moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi scores with a jab.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Uesugi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uesugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uesugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uesugi.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Uesugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uesugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Uesugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood connects with a right hand. Uesugi shakes it off.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uesugi lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Wood.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wood slips under a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Wood defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Uesugi misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi wants to clinch.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Uesugi misses with a few strikes there.
Uesugi connects with a jab.
Uesugi cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Uesugi digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Wood thumps Uesugi with a low kick.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uesugi misses its intended target.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking to clinch.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Uesugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Uesugi misses.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uesugi gets a clinch.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood letting Uesugi take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Uesugi.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Uesugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Uesugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi slips a jab from Wood.
A jab lands there for Uesugi.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood working aggressively here.
A short left from Wood.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Wood prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Uesugi.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
A shot in the inside from Uesugi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Uesugi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uesugi can turn it around.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wood misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uesugi presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Uesugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uesugi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Rich Wood spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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