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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Porto (ranked 1788 p4p, 279 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 3908 p4p, 486 weight class). Willie Wood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Porto.
Wood has Porto up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porto.
Porto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Porto blocks it.
Porto blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Porto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Porto.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Porto misses with an elbow strike.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Porto blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood scores with a shoulder strike.
Porto jumps guard.
Porto is pulling down on Wood's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Porto, up you get!
Porto instigates a clinch.
Wood lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porto tries to pull guard but Wood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wood blocks a body shot from Porto.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood avoids the elbow strike from Porto, against the cage.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood prevents a body shot from Porto.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Porto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porto is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood lands a nice elbow.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Porto's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood lands a left hand.
Porto lands a body punch.
Porto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Porto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Porto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Porto wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto working a defensive guard here.
Porto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wood defends well.
Wood stands and steps away. Porto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wood rushes Porto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porto avoids it.
Porto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porto tries to pull guard but Wood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porto.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Porto tries for a takedown but Wood manages to get underhooks.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Porto misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood blocks a body shot from Porto.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Porto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Porto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Porto wants to stand but Wood is controlling the position.
Porto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Porto misses.
Wood fakes the leg kick and cracks Porto in the body.
Porto tries to keep at a distance but Wood has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wood.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood works on Porto's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Porto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Porto jumps into guard, dragging Wood to the mat.
Wood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Porto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto pulls Wood in close to his closed guard and prevents Wood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Porto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wood is aware though and is defending well.
Wood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wood preventing the sweep.
Porto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Porto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto wants to free his trapped foot but Wood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wood is not content to let Porto control the position.
Porto is really struggling to control Wood but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Porto has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexander Porto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porto is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Porto takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Porto moves out of range of the strikes.
Porto avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood takes a swing at Porto's ribcage but misses.
Wood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood lands a jab to Porto's midsection.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Porto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood punishes Porto's body with a nice straight punch.
Porto wants to clinch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Porto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porto pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Porto tries for a takedown but Wood manages to get underhooks.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Porto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Porto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Wood. That snapped Porto's head back.
Wood staying out of range there.
Porto looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Porto moves away from the strike by Wood.
Porto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Porto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porto is rocked!
Wood throws a hook to the side of Porto's head but Porto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porto is looking to counter the offense by Wood and move into the clinch.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wood lands a big head kick that sends Porto tumbling to the mat! Wood takes a step backwards and waves Porto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Porto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood lands a brutal uppercut that launches Porto off his feet! Porto tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Wood!
Willie Wood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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