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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 567 p4p, 77 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 692 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wood finds it's way through Raske's defenses.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Raske tries to work over Wood's front leg with a kick but Wood checks it.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raske connects with a jab.
Raske lands a high kick!
Wood lands with a kick to the temple. Raske shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Raske throws a head kick that misses.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raske darts in trying to clinch
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raske is out of range.
Raske throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raske defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Raske looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wood.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Raske is out of range.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Raske moved out of range nicely.
Wood throws the left hand but Raske avoids the punch easily.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raske uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Jab, jab by Raske - just one landing.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Raske slips a straight right by Wood.
Raske misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Raske throws a leg kick that misses.
Wood throws out a counter right but Raske avoids it with no problem.
Raske fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood slips a jab from Raske.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Raske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raske takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raske throws a quick counter head kick but Wood was just out of range.
Raske throws a lazy body kick
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raske lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raske.
A right handed body shot lands from Raske.
Wood looks winded!
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Raske lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raske scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Raske.
A nice left hand lands by Raske.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske lands a left hand.
Wood working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Wood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raske in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raske lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood lands a left hand.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Raske as the two fighters clinch.
Wood blocks a body shot from Raske.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Wood misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Raske avoids the body shot from Wood.
Raske seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raske lands with a right hand.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske scores with a leg kick.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Raske appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Wood misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood misses the jab.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood moves out of range as Raske strikes.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood works the jab nicely.
Raske digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Raske lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wood misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wood misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wood checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wood blocks the leg kick.
Wood throws a big counter head kick but Raske avoids it with no problem.
Wood throws a low kick but Raske avoids it.
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Raske swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Raske misses.
Raske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Raske looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
Raske attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raske misses with a straight left.
Raske throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske misses with a lunging right hand
and Raske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raske pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Raske settles back down.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Raske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wood.
Raske misses the jab.
Raske wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Raske throws out a powerful jab.
Raske moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Raske takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
Raske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
A leg kick checked by Raske.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a good cross that connects.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raske is rocked!
Jab from Wood.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raske bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske is looking to chop away at Wood's legs.
Wood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raske throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Raske looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raske misses with an uppercut.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Raske.
Wood throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Raske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raske thinks about countering with a body kick.
Raske misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's time! Raske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Raske is looking to score with low kicks.
Raske turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raske goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raske thumps Wood with a low kick.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Raske lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood checks a leg kick nicely.
Raske blocks a jab.
Raske fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wood just manages to avoid it.
Raske throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raske misses with a leg kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raske throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Raske connects with a looping right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Wood blocks the leg kick.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raske moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Raske controls his hands.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raske is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Wood.
Raske lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raske lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Raske - that landed with a thud.
Raske is working Wood over against the cage.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raske tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Wood.
Wood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas Raske has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood prevents a body shot from Raske.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske misses with some punches.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raske lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Raske leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Raske pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wood lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Raske lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske working aggressively here.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raske stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raske 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske 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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