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Event:
Fightmaster Finale
Date: Sep 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood jabs Tatum right on the nose. Tatum blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Tatum feints a jab promting Wood to slip. Tatum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Tatum finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Tatum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
A shot to the body from Tatum misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatum misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Tatum takes one to the chin there.
Wood feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Tatum throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
#T2#
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tatum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wood scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Wood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wood scores with a hook.#CL2#
Wood closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
Wood crunches a lovely knee into Tatum's ribcage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum lands a shot to the body.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Wood.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Wood throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum works the jab nicely.
Thor Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tatum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wood scores with a push kick.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Tatum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tatum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tatum under the eye.#CL2#
Wood moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatum.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood blocking some punches.
Thor Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Wood lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
A short left from Tatum.
Tatum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Wood lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Tatum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Tatum wants to stall.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Tatum is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the cage.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tatum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood throws a push kick but Tatum slaps the foot to one side.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatum will feel that in the morning.
Wood tries a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Wood tries to counter by closing the distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Tatum throws a wild body kick that Wood sees coming a mile off.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Wood moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thor Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Tatum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wood up against the cage.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Wood's ribcage. Wood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.#T3#
Tatum gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelvin Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Wood.
Well Wood 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Wood!
An out of breath Thor Wood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Infinity; Pulveriser
Date: Jul 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Tatum fires out a quick counter leg kick but Savage just manages to avoid it.
Savage closes the distance but Tatum moves to the side
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Savage clinches up against the cage.
Tatum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum lands a left hand.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savage stalling.
Savage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tatum scores with a shoulder strike.
Savage blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage blocks an uppercut.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tatum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Savage walks into a stiff left hand from Tatum.#T1#
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Savage lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tatum, pushing him back against the cage.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum misses with a knee strike.
Savage is trying to pull guard but Tatum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kelvin Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Savage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land. #T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tatum.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage dodges an elbow strike from Tatum.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savage backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum.
Savage looks winded!
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savage is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum. #T3#
Tatum leaning against his opponent.
Tatum lands a right hand.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Tatum works on Savage's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
Savage tries to stall but Tatum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Tatum.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tatum smiles and moves away.
Rocky Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Tatum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head.#ROC#
Savage is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Rocky Savage has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tatum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatum finish him?#T4#
Tatum knocks out Savage with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Tatum before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Tatum picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kelvin Tatum!
Kelvin Tatum decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Infinity: Sink or Swim
Date: Jun 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Wood misses with a body punch
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatum lands an overhand right.#CL#
Wood darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
A short right from Tatum.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Tatum just leaning against Wood, taking a breather.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood. #T1#
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Wood prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum taking a breather.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum taking a breather.
Tatum pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Tatum tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatum.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum slows down the pace here.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
#T4#
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatum avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatum digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
Tatum tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Tatum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tatum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Tatum settles back down.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wood wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum swinging wildly here.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Tatum works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Tatum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Both fighters circling a little - Tatum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
Tatum 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.
A nice combination there by Tatum.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Wood feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Wood cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Wood staying out of range there.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Tatum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Tatum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatum throws a big counter head kick but Wood avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Wood is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatum replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wood blocks it well.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.#CL#
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood landing knees to the head.
#T4#
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tatum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the cage.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Thor Wood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tatum connects with a jab.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Tatum's torso.
Jab by Tatum.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tatum.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tatum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatum lands a left hand.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those.
Wood with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the cage.
Tatum tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land. #T4#
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood 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!
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Infinity: Madness
Date: Jun 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Puno connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno throws out a counter right but Tatum avoids it with no problem.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatum checks it well.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tatum with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Puno tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum misses the jab.#T1#
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puno. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Puno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Tatum lands.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Tatum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Tatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
#T2#
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelvin Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno misses with a hook
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatum wants to slow Puno down by chopping away at his legs.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Puno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatum connects with a single shot there.
Puno connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tatum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tatum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Puno moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum misses with a leg kick.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno staying out of range there.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Puno. Beautiful body shot.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
#T4#
Puno connects with a jab.
Puno blocks a leg kick.
Puno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Tatum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puno. Puno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andreus Puno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Puno slips under a jab from Tatum.
Puno checks a leg kick nicely.
Puno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Puno.
Tatum blocks a leg kick.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Puno throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tatum connects with a nice looking jab.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Puno misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno throws a nice head kick!
#T1#
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Puno slips under a jab from Tatum.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Tatum throws a lazy uppercut
and Puno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tatum cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puno throws a chopping leg kick but Tatum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum moves away from the strike by Puno.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Puno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tatum needs to keep his hands up - Puno had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatum scores with the left hand. Puno knows he should have avoided that one.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tatum might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.#T3#
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tatum misses its target.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Tatum catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Puno.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Puno.
#T4#
Tatum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum backing away here, and Puno unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Puno lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Puno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puno thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreus Puno 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
A big right from Puno misses.
Tatum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Tatum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puno throws a low kick, looking for Tatum's leg but Tatum calmly moves out of range.
Puno throws a leg kick but Tatum checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andreus Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tatum throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Tatum misses with a low kick. #T1#
Tatum misses with a hook
and Puno counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puno.
Puno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Puno lands a slapping body shot.
Puno lands with a shot to the body.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Tatum half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Tatum throws a sloppy body shot
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Jab from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice leg kick.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Puno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Tatum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Kelvin Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Puno moves out of range easily.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tatum swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Tatum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Puno is out of range.
Tatum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puno is out of range and Tatum settles back down.
Puno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T4#
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Tatum throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Puno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Tatum takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreus Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puno 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreus Puno!
Andreus Puno spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Infinity: Destruction
Date: May 04, 2016 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tatum.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Tatum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#
It looks like Joe Castillo has been cut.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tatum lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatum lands a slapping body shot.
Castillo tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castillo throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Tatum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up Joe Castillo's cut even more.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.#T1#
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Tatum.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum lands a nice looking body kick.
Tatum is looking to wear down Castillo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castillo looks winded!
Castillo ducks right into an uppercut from Tatum. #CUT#
The cut above Joe Castillo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Castillo's ribs.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Tatum lands a big right hand that sends Castillo crashing to the mat! Tatum stays standing though and waves Castillo back to his feet!
Kelvin Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Tatum lands a beautiful left hook that drops Castillo. Castillo tries to recover but Tatum is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Castillo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Tatum!
Kelvin Tatum decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Infinity: Way of the Warrior
Date: Apr 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tatum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Galvao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Galvao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galvao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatum wants it to stay on the feet.
Galvao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
#TD#
Galvao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tatum quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB#
Galvao is looking for a kimura but Tatum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Galvao to get the leverage.
Galvao works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Galvao there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tatum gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Galvao is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
Galvao is trying to control. Tatum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1##SUB#
Galvao wants to work for an arm triangle but Tatum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Galvao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Tatum actively working from the bottom here.
Galvao stops Tatum from getting back to his feet.
Galvao trying to control the action but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Galvao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tatum wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Galvao seems to be looking for submissions.
Galvao is thwarting Tatum's attempts to control the position.
Galvao trying to advance position but Tatum counters by regaining guard.
Galvao throws a big right hand that misses.
Galvao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Galvao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Galvao's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Galvao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tatum is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tatum has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Galvao has his feet on Tatum's thighs here. He's pushed Tatum off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tatum screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Galvao!
An out of breath Andre Galvao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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