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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1196 p4p, 149 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 2499 p4p, 272 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 5 - 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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter moves into the clinch successfully.
Trotter effectively controlling the action here.
Trotter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trotter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Trotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trotter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trotter breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trotter doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Trotter throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Trotter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Trotter misses.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trotter.
Trotter darts in looking for a takedown but Wood gets double underhooks and turns Trotter into the cage.
Trotter throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Trotter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Trotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter digs a good hook to Wood's body.
A big right from Wood misses.
Trotter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Trotter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Trotter closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Trotter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Trotter lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trotter misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trotter, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Trotter ducks down to avoid it.
Trotter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wood throws the left hand but Trotter avoids the punch easily.
Wood throws a jab when Trotter was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trotter blocks a jab.
Wood misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Trotter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wood.
Trotter is looking to clinch.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Wood.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alonzo Trotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trotter just manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense.
Trotter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trotter darts in trying to clinch
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Trotter.
Trotter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter checks the leg kick.
Wood moves out of range as Trotter strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trotter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Trotter throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Trotter backing up. Trotter nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Trotter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trotter misses with a left hand
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Trotter thumps Wood with a low kick.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trotter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Trotter tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Trotter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trotter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trotter throws a low kick, looking for Wood's leg but Wood calmly moves out of range.
Trotter just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Trotter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood throws a hook but Trotter blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trotter misses with a body punch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Trotter looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trotter is able to avoid easily.
Trotter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Trotter.
Wood moves away from the strike by Trotter.
Wood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Trotter.
Wood slips under a jab from Trotter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a low kick.
Wood misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Trotter slips a straight right by Wood.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Trotter off balance momentarily.
Trotter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Wood lands with a straight right. Trotter didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trotter.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Trotter manages to avoid it.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Trotter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trotter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trotter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood blocks a body shot from Trotter.
Trotter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trotter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wood was covering up waiting for the punch and Trotter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.
Trotter won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Trotter trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trotter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trotter working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Wood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trotter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Alonzo Trotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Trotter has momentary wrist control but Wood slips an elbow through the middle.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is in close to Trotter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wood cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood distracts Trotter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wood is working Trotter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trotter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wood rolls with it to try and escape but Trotter cranks on the arm and Wood is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rich Wood was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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RATING
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