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Event:
Pride FC 19
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Knight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood blocks a head kick by Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight avoids the head kick by Wood.
Knight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wood's head.
Wood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Knight scores with a jab to the body.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wood throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Wood looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Wood throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight connects with a high kick.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
Knight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knight scores with a decent looking hook.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wood rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
As Wood backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Wood down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Wood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wood will feel that in the morning.
Wood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Knight tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Knight lands a big head kick that sends Wood to the canvas! Knight follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jed Knight!
Jed Knight took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Event:
Pride FC 13
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Aokison slips a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Aokison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Aokison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aokison checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Aokison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Aokison slips under a jab.
Aokison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Aokison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wood is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood gets back to half guard.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Aokison is controlling him
Wood has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wood is staying active underneath Aokison, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Wood is looking to improve his position.
Aokison is taking a breather. Wood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aokison is thwarting Wood's attempts to control the position.
Aokison content to control rather than advance.
Aokison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aokison looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
Aokison trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wood is looking to escape.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood throws a lazy head kick
and Aokison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood throws a hook but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Aokison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD#
Aokison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Wood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wood tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
Aokison trying to control from half guard but Wood is working away.
Wood pushes Aokison off looking to stand but Aokison dives back in and keeps control.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aokison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aokison winds up and cracks Wood with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aokison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aokison is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aokison slows the pace down in half guard.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Wood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Aokison scores with a takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Aokison isn't so interested in that idea.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Wood wants to stand up but Aokison is controlling him.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aokison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully. #T1#
Aokison slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Aokison there.
Wood is trying to control but can't.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aokison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wood is trying to control but can't.
Aokison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aokison connects with a nice short shot to Wood's temple. #T2#
Aokison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Wood actively working from the bottom here.
Aokison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Aokison seems content to control.
Aokison is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aokison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Aokison wants to pass to mount but Wood is defending the position.
Aokison is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Aokison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Aokison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#ES2#
Wood pushes Aokison off and gets back to his feet.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Aokison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Aokison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wood is trying to defend but Aokison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wood tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.#T4#
Aokison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aokison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
Aokison stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Aokison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aokison is out of range and Wood settles back down.
Aokison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aokison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokison manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
It looked like Aokison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aokison shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Aokison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood thows a leg kick but Aokison checks it #TD#
and Aokison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wood's guard.
Wood is pulling down on Aokison's head. It's preventing any offense from Aokison, at least for the moment.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully. #T1#
Wood wants to improve his position but instead Aokison has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Aokison seems content to control.
Wood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Aokison is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aokison lands strikes from half guard.
Wood wants to improve his position but Aokison is controlling well.
#T2#
Aokison stops Wood from getting back to his feet.
Aokison trying to control the pace.
Aokison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Aokison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wood!
Aokison sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aokison trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Wood is trying to escape the mount.
Aokison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aokison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Aokison has a good base and remains in mount.
Aokison looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wood wants to control but Aokison is having none of it.
Wood is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Aokison controlling the pace for now.
Aokison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ryu Aokison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aokison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Aokison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aokison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Aokison!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryu Aokison made sure he mentioned Pit Bull Development, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Event:
Pride FC 4
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Cash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wood.
Ronie Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Wood motions for Cash to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cash connects with an inside leg kick.
Cash tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cash sizes up Wood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Cash scores with a jab. Wood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Cash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Cash. That snapped Wood's head back.
#T1#
Wood throws a head kick but Cash moves out of range.
Cash scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cash with a hook.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cash finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
Cash scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Cash blocks the leg kick.
Cash throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Cash.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Cash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cash is out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Cash tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.#T2#
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Cash.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Cash sees coming a mile off.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cash blocks a head kick by Wood.
Cash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cash thumps Wood with a low kick.
Cash moves out of range of the body kick.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Cash tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Cash catches Wood right on the button with a cross.
Cash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cash avoids the head kick by Wood.
Cash cracks Wood with a good jab.
Cash is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Cash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood walks into a straight right hand from Cash.
Cash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cash scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Cash tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Cash saw it coming and moves away.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Cash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wood.
Cash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cash. #T4#
Wood looks to land a combination. Cash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Cash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Cash lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood is looking for a counter combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cash. Wood shrugs it off though.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Cash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Wood misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronie Cash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronie Cash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cash with a nice cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood throws a right hand that Cash ducks under and follows up with a left that Cash also avoids with ease.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
Wood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood looks for the body kick but Cash saw that one coming.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cash backs up against the cage.
Cash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Cash pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cash.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Cash.
Cash avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Cash back against the cage.
Cash misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Cash avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Cash can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood prevents a body shot from Cash.
Cash gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cash can turn it around.
Wood working aggressively here.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cash blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
A short body shot lands from Cash as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash lands a left hand.
#T2#
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cash lands a right hand.
Ronie Cash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cash as Wood tries to tie him up.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Cash gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
Cash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cash pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Cash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Cash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Cash being controlled against the cage.
Cash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cash is working Wood over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
Cash tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cash.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Cash back against the cage.
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Cash lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Wood is rocked!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash is working Wood over against the cage.
Cash pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash lands a big right hand that drops Wood! The killer instinct kicks in and Cash finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronie Cash!
Our winner, Ronie Cash, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Event:
PRIDE FC 1 Ster vs Milktoast
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood lands with a hook. Salvatierra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood tries a low kick but Salvatierra avoids it.
Salvatierra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Salvatierra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatierra.
#T1#
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Salvatierra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Wood catches Salvatierra right on the button with a cross.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood wants to slow Salvatierra down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Salvatierra steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wood misses the jab.#T2#
Salvatierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood backing away here, and Salvatierra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Salvatierra counters with a body kick.
Wood thows a leg kick but Salvatierra checks it
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvatierra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
As Wood backs off Salvatierra throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Salvatierra checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Wood. #T3#
Salvatierra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatierra cracks Wood with a good jab.
Wood misses with an uppercut
enabling Salvatierra to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Wood is rocked!
Wood lunges at Salvatierra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salvatierra's hand.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Salvatierra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvatierra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salvatierra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Salvatierra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvatierra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wood misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatierra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvatierra can do to turn this around?
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Salvatierra slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Salvatierra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T1#
Salvatierra throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood works the jab nicely.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Salvatierra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood throws a right hand that Salvatierra ducks under and follows up with a left that Salvatierra also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Salvatierra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wood works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Wood cracks Salvatierra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salvatierra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Wood looks to land a combination. Salvatierra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salvatierra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wood throws a leg kick but Salvatierra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood misses with a straight left.
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 lands the left hand.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salvatierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvatierra tries a quick counter leg kick but Wood is wise to it.
Salvatierra throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Salvatierra is out of range.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvatierra in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Salvatierra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatierra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatierra.
Wood scores with the left hand. Salvatierra knows he should have avoided that one.
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. 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#
Wood missing with a left hand there. Salvatierra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvatierra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wood with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salvatierra counters with an inside leg kick.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatierra is just out of range.
Salvatierra throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatierra throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salvatierra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Salvatierra ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Salvatierra moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood is looking to slow Salvatierra down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salvatierra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wood has got the better of the exchanges.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raul Salvatierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood takes a swing at Salvatierra's ribcage but misses.
Salvatierra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvatierra throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Salvatierra.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Salvatierra misses with a hook.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salvatierra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Wood misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatierra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood lands a body shot.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Salvatierra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.#T4#
Wood connects with a leg kick. Salvatierra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Salvatierra should have avoided that one.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatierra slips a straight right by Wood.
Salvatierra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wood misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood made sure to mention his sponsor, Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Event:
AFC #39
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
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.#BC2#
Trotter breaks the clinch.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
Trotter misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
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.
#BC#
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.
#T4#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
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. #BC2#
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.#TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #SUB#
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
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.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
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.
#REVR#
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.#T3#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
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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Event:
AFC #34
Date: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mouwanga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mouwanga needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Mouwanga throws a poor cross that misses
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel Mouwanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouwanga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouwanga throws a big shot that misses.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mouwanga darts in trying to clinch
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mouwanga closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood connects with a right hand. Mouwanga shakes it off.
Mouwanga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Wood flicks out a counter leg kick but Mouwanga steps away.#T1#
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouwanga walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Mouwanga slips a jab from Wood.
Mouwanga wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Mouwanga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Mouwanga's shoulder, as Mouwanga tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Mouwanga forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Mouwanga misses with a body punch.
Mouwanga misses with some punches.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mouwanga.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mouwanga misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mouwanga lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouwanga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouwanga misses with a body punch.
Mouwanga lands with a light punch inside.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Mouwanga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Mouwanga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mouwanga gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Good body shot from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mouwanga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Mouwanga misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Mouwanga misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouwanga tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Mouwanga gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouwanga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood lands a right hand.
Mouwanga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga misses with a punch to the body.
Mouwanga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Mouwanga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
Mouwanga has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Mouwanga is looking to clinch.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mouwanga throws a big shot that misses.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mouwanga wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Mouwanga moved out of range nicely.
Mouwanga moves away from the strike by Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouwanga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mouwanga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouwanga slips under a jab.#T1#
Mouwanga closes the distance but Wood moves to the side
and Wood counters with a good low kick that Mouwanga was not able to check. #CL#
Mouwanga rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mouwanga blocking some punches.
Mouwanga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood prevents a body shot from Mouwanga.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood prevents a body shot from Mouwanga.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Mouwanga.
#T2#
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Wood blocking some punches.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouwanga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouwanga takes a shot to the head.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood wants a takedown.
Mouwanga working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Wood has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mouwanga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wood is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wood gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Wood gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wood apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T3#
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mouwanga throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Mouwanga just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Mouwanga with a nice cross.#T4#
Good shot there by Mouwanga.#ROC#
Wood is rocked!#CL#
Mouwanga clinches up against the cage.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mouwanga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouwanga finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Mouwanga fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Mouwanga.
Mouwanga is working Wood over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mouwanga.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mouwanga.
A head punch on the inside from Mouwanga fails to land.
Mouwanga working aggressively here.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Mouwanga in his tracks for a moment.
Mouwanga has a couple of punches blocked 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 Daniel Mouwanga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouwanga.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouwanga connects with a looping right hand.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mouwanga scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Mouwanga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mouwanga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks a jab.
Mouwanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mouwanga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouwanga tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wood manages to circle out of the way.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Mouwanga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga throws out a powerful jab.
Rich Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mouwanga with a jab.
A shot to the body from Mouwanga misses
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mouwanga thinking.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mouwanga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.#T2##CL#
Mouwanga forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood blocks a body shot from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga throws a head punch that misses.
Mouwanga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniel Mouwanga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mouwanga blocking some punches.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouwanga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Mouwanga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mouwanga is pressed up against the cage. Wood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mouwanga down to the mat. Mouwanga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mouwanga moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL#
Mouwanga clinches.
Mouwanga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouwanga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouwanga. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood feints a counter leg kick.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga slips a jab from Wood.#T4#
Mouwanga wants to clinch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Mouwanga misses with a hook
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mouwanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mouwanga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 lazy left from Mouwanga finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mouwanga. Those never looked like landing.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Mouwanga thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rich Wood.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Daniel Mouwanga spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Event:
ABW 189 Turner - Turnbull
Date: Jan 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Rones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rones throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Rones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
Rones misses with a straight right.
Rones misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones misses with a combination
and Rones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rones misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
and Rones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Wood throws a leg kick but Rones moved away.
Rones throws a right hand that misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Rones down.
Rones misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Wood throws out a counter right but Rones avoids it with no problem.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rones misses with a hook
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Rones throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Rones misses with a left hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rones misses with a looping left.
Wood only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Rones works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
Wood tries a quick counter leg kick but Rones is wise to it.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
Rones misses with a right hand
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Rones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rones.
Wood checks a low kick from Rones.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rones.
Wood slips a straight right by Rones.
Wood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rones's calf.
Rones slips a jab from Wood.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Rones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rones.#T4#
Wood swings for the body but Rones moves out of range.
Rones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Rones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Rones tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rones jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
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!
Rones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Rones slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood tries to move into range but Rones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rones counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Rones.#ROC#
Wood is rocked!
Rones misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Rones's knee but Rones avoids it well.
Rones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rones checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
Rones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rones misses with a hook
and Wood counters with a thumping low kick.
Rones misses with a jab to the body
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rones just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
Wood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rones with a body shot.
Rones takes one to the side of the head.
Rones swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.#T1#
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Rones counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Rones.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Rones finish him?
Rones lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wood falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rones dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joy Rones!
Joy Rones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Event:
ABW 181 Kai - Carsara
Date: Dec 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Bob cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Bob misses with a hook.
Wood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Wood misses.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a thumping low kick.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Bob finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Wood throws out a counter right but Bob avoids it with no problem.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Wood slips a jab from Bob.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Bob throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Bob jabs at Wood's body.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Wood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.
Wood takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood moves away from the strike by Bob.
Bob scores with a nice strike.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T3#
Bob loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Bob lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wood swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Wood misses with a hook.
Bob is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rich Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bob cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Gorgeous Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Wood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
Bob throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgeous Bob dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A big right from Bob misses.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Wood takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Bob as he checks the leg kick.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Wood connects with a jab.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Bob misses
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Bob throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bob scores with a decent looking hook.#T1##TD#
Bob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bob showed some decent athleticism there.
Bob lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wood is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob 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.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
Wood tries to roll over but Bob keeps him under control.
Bob is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bob landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bob's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bob's back!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wood.
Wood is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bob up.
#ROC2#
Bob is rocked!
Wood lands strikes to the head.
Oh Bob is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood is landing big shots and Bob is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Wood!
Rich Wood very nearly forgot to thank Organic Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
ABW 174 170lbs Eliminators
Date: Nov 08, 2018 |
#R1#
McGettigan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood misses the jab.
McGettigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood throws the left hand but McGettigan avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from McGettigan misses
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
McGettigan wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood with a hook.
McGettigan misses with a hook.#CL2#
McGettigan gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by McGettigan.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood is working for takedown but McGettigan is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Wood working aggressively here.
Wood working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
A head punch on the inside from McGettigan fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGettigan.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan misses with the head strike.
Wood blocking some punches.
McGettigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGettigan blocking some punches.
Wood blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.#T2#
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGettigan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGettigan lands a body shot.
McGettigan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGettigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by McGettigan.
Wood misses with the head strike.
McGettigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGettigan.
Wood lands a left hand.
McGettigan scores with a shoulder strike.
McGettigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
McGettigan tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from McGettigan fails to land. #T3#
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGettigan backwards.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood with a knee to the head.
McGettigan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGettigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood gets through McGettigan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood working aggressively here.
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGettigan lands an uppercut.
McGettigan blocking some punches.
McGettigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGettigan misses with the head strike.
Wood is working for takedown but McGettigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
McGettigan blocks an uppercut.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGettigan misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGettigan swings widly with a right hand
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGettigan tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
McGettigan closes the distance and clinches.
Rich Wood has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD2#
McGettigan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood is looking for a sweep. McGettigan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGettigan is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGettigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Wood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wood.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
#REVR#
McGettigan can't keep his opponent in guard - Wood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGettigan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGettigan can do to turn this around?
McGettigan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood. #T2##SUB#
Wood maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McGettigan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wood has cracked it and McGettigan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rich Wood!
Rich Wood took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
ABW 165 Lopez - Rones
Date: Oct 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Boryska cracks Wood with a good jab.
Boryska throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wood blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Boryska backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Boryska throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Boryska.
Wood misses with the combination.
Boryska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boryska is out of range.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Boryska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Wood throws a body punch but Boryska moves out of range.
It looked like Boryska was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boryska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boryska throws a head kick that misses
and Boryska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Boryska moved out of range nicely.
Boryska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Boryska misses.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Boryska saw that one coming.
Boryska throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Wood lands.
Wood lands a nice hook to Boryska's body. Boryska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Boryska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boryska misses with the combination.
Boryska misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boryska appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boryska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boryska misses with a two punch combination.
Wood feints a jab promting Boryska to slip. Wood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boryska slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T3#
Boryska throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Boryska connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boryska clobbers Wood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Boryska with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boryska doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Boryska does no damage.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood blocks a head kick by Boryska.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Boryska. Beautiful body shot.
Boryska walks into a left hand.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boryska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rich Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
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 Piotr Boryska will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
Boryska misses with a left hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boryska defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Piotr Boryska is winning the standup battle so far.
Boryska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boryska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boryska swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Boryska. #T1#
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boryska takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Boryska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Boryska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boryska swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boryska fails to land the takedown.
Boryska ducks under a wild hook from Wood.#T2#
Wood throws a hook but Boryska avoids it easily.
Boryska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Boryska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Boryska misses with the combination.
Boryska tries a head kick but it misses.
Piotr Boryska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boryska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boryska fails to land with a series of punches.
Boryska throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.#T3#
Wood lands a body shot.
Boryska throws a one two combo.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Boryska throws a combination that misses
and Wood counters with a leg kick.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
Wood connects with a jab.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood lunges at Boryska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boryska's hand.
Boryska misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Boryska throws a combination that misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boryska misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
Wood 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.
Boryska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Boryska's head back.
Wood lands with a hook. Boryska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood cracks Boryska with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Boryska with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boryska misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood throws out a counter right but Boryska avoids it with no problem.
Boryska throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
#T1#
Boryska looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boryska throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boryska gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boryska.
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
Boryska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
It seemed like Wood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Boryska throws a leg kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Boryska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boryska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boryska.
Boryska misses with a double jab.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Boryska should have avoided that one.
Boryska swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Boryska there.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3#
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boryska throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boryska moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood looks to land a combination. Boryska sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boryska at a distance.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boryska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boryska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood throws a leg kick which misses Boryska's front leg but catches the back leg as Boryska tries to avoid it.
Boryska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boryska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boryska moves away from the strike by Wood.
A head kick by Boryska misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boryska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boryska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Wood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
A determined Rich Wood didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Event:
ABW 139 Fujiwara - Benavidez
Date: Jun 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Uesugi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Uesugi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wood connects with a solid leg kick.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uesugi digs a good hook to Wood's body.
#T1#
Uesugi scores with a nice head shot.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a hook
and Uesugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uesugi.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi misses with a looping left.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi misses with a looping right.
Wood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uesugi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
The fighters circling - Uesugi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Uesugi throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Uesugi moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi scores with a jab.
Uesugi lands a nice shot to the body.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Uesugi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uesugi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Uesugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uesugi.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Uesugi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uesugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uesugi tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uesugi throws out the jab.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
Uesugi lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood connects with a right hand. Uesugi shakes it off.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Uesugi lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Wood.
A telegraphed right hand from Uesugi misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wood slips under a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Uesugi takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Wood defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Uesugi misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Uesugi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uesugi lands a jab to Wood's midsection.#T1#
Uesugi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi wants to clinch.
Uesugi looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Uesugi misses with a few strikes there.
Uesugi connects with a jab.
Uesugi cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Uesugi digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Uesugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uesugi thinking.
Uesugi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Uesugi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uesugi tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Uesugi slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uesugi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Wood thumps Uesugi with a low kick.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
A slow jab from Uesugi misses its intended target.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking to clinch.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uesugi.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uesugi dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Uesugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
A big right from Uesugi misses.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Uesugi gets a clinch.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood letting Uesugi take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Uesugi.
Wood tries to score a body lock takedown but Uesugi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Uesugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Uesugi misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi slips a jab from Wood.
A jab lands there for Uesugi.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Uesugi drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
#T1#
Wood working aggressively here.
A short left from Wood.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Wood prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Uesugi.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uesugi.
A shot in the inside from Uesugi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head. #T2#
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Uesugi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uesugi can turn it around.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wood misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uesugi presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Uesugi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uesugi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uesugi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Rich Wood spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Event:
ABW 134 Ali - McArthur
Date: May 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monkey.
Monkey lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Monkey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
Wood misses with a low kick.
And Monkey responds with a good body kick, but Wood manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Wood misses with a hook.#T1#
Wood misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wood.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monkey jabs Wood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monkey slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood fails with the takedown.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monkey has time to react.#T2#
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
A little jabbing left from Monkey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
Demon Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from Wood misses. #T3#
Monkey moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wood jabs Monkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Monkey throws a shot to the body.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey 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.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Monkey saw it coming and moves away.
Monkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Monkey shows good takedown defense.
Monkey throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Wood connects with a body shot.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monkey scores with a nice strike.
Wood lands with a straight right. Monkey didn't see that one coming.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Monkey seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monkey tries to work over Wood's front leg with a kick but Wood checks it.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Monkey blocks the low kick.
Monkey tries a quick counter leg kick but Wood is wise to it.#TD#
Wood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monkey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wood manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Monkey advances position into side control!
Wood is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Wood is trying to buck Monkey off.
Wood is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wood wants to control but Monkey postures up.
Wood regains half guard.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Monkey is working away from the top position though.
Monkey is taking a breather. Wood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monkey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Monkey is trying to counter with his kicks.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey misses with a low kick as Wood jumps back.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monkey circles away.
Wood defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monkey can do to turn this around?
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Monkey takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Monkey slips a straight right by Wood.
Monkey feints a counter leg kick.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
An inside leg kick lands from Monkey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Wood defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Monkey.
Monkey throws a low kick, looking for Wood's leg but Wood calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Monkey.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!
Wood throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monkey. Monkey obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monkey! But no joy.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Wood throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range. #T1#
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Monkey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monkey throws a front kick that sends Wood stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey thumps Wood with a low kick.
Monkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wood swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Wood throws a body punch but Monkey moves out of range.
Wood scores with the left hand. Monkey knows he should have avoided that one.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wood checks it well.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Monkey moves his leg out of the way.
Monkey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Monkey slips a straight right by Wood.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Wood takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monkey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Monkey is predictable there
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey slips under a jab.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Monkey moves his leg out of the way.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Monkey should have avoided that one.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monkey. Monkey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood checks the leg kick.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Wood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey counters with a body kick.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Monkey off balance momentarily.#T4#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monkey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wood - the referee stops the clock and Monkey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wood. Monkey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Monkey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monkey thumps Wood with a low kick.
Wood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
letting Monkey counter with a right hand.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut there from Monkey.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Monkey.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monkey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demon Monkey.
Well Wood 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
A determined Rich Wood didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Event:
ABW 127 Bear - Smith
Date: May 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Pakkanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Pakkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pakkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Pakkanen misses the target.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pakkanen.#CL#
Wood instigates a clinch.
Pakkanen blocks an uppercut.
Pakkanen tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Pakkanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Pakkanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkanen blocks with his arms.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkanen blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pakkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Pakkanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Pakkanen throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Wood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wood is working for takedown but Pakkanen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pakkanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Pakkanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pakkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Wood closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
Pakkanen blocks an uppercut.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakkanen throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruska Pakkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Wood looks to land a left hand but Pakkanen moved out of range nicely.
Pakkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Pakkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Pakkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pakkanen defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Wood's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 11 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pakkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Pakkanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pakkanen but Pakkanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pakkanen looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pakkanen is looking to clinch.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Pakkanen moves away and avoids it.
Pakkanen moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakkanen throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Wood lands with a hook. Pakkanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Wood catches Pakkanen right on the button with a cross.
Pakkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Wood lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Pakkanen does no damage. #T4#
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pakkanen.
Wood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wood jabs at Pakkanen's body.
Pakkanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pakkanen swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pakkanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood shoots in but Pakkanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pakkanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Wood. That snapped Pakkanen's head back.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pakkanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pakkanen on the side of the head.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Wood misses with an uppercut. Pakkanen saw that one coming.
Pakkanen ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a hook.
Pakkanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Pakkanen scores with a jab.
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Wood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pakkanen is trying to defend but Wood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pakkanen trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Wood drops an elbow to the side of Pakkanen's head. #T1#
Nice strikes from Wood there.
Pakkanen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wood thows a huge punch but Pakkanen dodges it nicely.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wood throwing shots but Pakkanen is blocking nicely.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pakkanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood throwing shots but Pakkanen is blocking nicely.
Pakkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Pakkanen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pakkanen defending well though. #T2#
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pakkanen is looking to improve his position.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pakkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pakkanen's head.
Pakkanen is looking to improve his position.
Pakkanen keeps trying to improve his position.#T3#
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pakkanen is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pakkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pakkanen trying to control but Wood postures up.
Rich Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pakkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pakkanen manages to get to full guard.
Pakkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Wood lands a couple of digs.
Pakkanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pakkanen's head.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakkanen can do to turn this around?
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pakkanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pakkanen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pakkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Wood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pakkanen!
Pakkanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wood.
Wood lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Wood crashes against the mat.
Pakkanen is trying to control Wood's posture but Wood avoids it.
Wood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pakkanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood is putting a hurting on Pakkanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Pakkanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Wood.#T1#
Pakkanen is looking for a sweep.
Wood working the ground and pound.
Wood throws a strike aimed at the side of Pakkanen's head but Pakkanen avoids it well.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen is working from the bottom.
Pakkanen tries to bench press Wood off him but Wood keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pakkanen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Wood.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
Wood trying to control the position but Pakkanen is working away.
Pakkanen tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Wood cracks Pakkanen with a big right hand but Pakkanen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Wood are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pakkanen is trying to improve his position.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
#SUB#
Wood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pakkanen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wood trying to control the position but Pakkanen is working away.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Wood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T3#
Wood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wood working the ground and pound but Pakkanen is defending the strikes.
Wood is chipping away with strikes.
Pakkanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Wood's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Will Pakkanen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wood tries to roll but Pakkanen sticks to his back.
Wood trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wood prevents Pakkanen from getting a body triangle.
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Wood is in bad spot here.
Will Pakkanen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wood trying to control the action but Pakkanen just sinks the hooks in.
Pakkanen missing with strikes from the back.
Wood rolls, trying to escape but Pakkanen keeps control of the position.
Ruska Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
ABW 120 Bear - Belov
Date: Apr 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCall misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
McCall walks into a jab.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
McCall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall tries to score with a low kick but Wood moves his leg out of the way.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
McCall throws a combination that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood scores with a spinning back kick!
Wood slips under a jab from McCall.
We've been told by McCall's head coaches at VEGAS Top Team [$550/week] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
McCall with a poor takedown
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood digs a good hook to McCall's body.
McCall misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Wood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McCall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
McCall is breathing heavily.
McCall tries to clinch but Wood moves away
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Wood lands a jab to McCall's midsection.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCall tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron McCall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCall takes one on the button.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from McCall
letting Wood counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Aaron McCall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood dips to his left and cracks McCall with an uppercut!
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCall rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCall at a distance.
McCall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#T2#
McCall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
McCall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood lands a jab to McCall's midsection.
Wood jabs at McCall's body.
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wood thuds a left hand into McCall's body.
Wood lands the left hand.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
Aaron McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Wood jabs McCall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Wood scores with a hook to the body. McCall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
McCall fails with the takedown
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McCall. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wood scores with a jab. McCall acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Wood thuds a left hand into McCall's body.
McCall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood connects with a body shot that sends McCall's belly button to the back.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCall misses with a wild combination.
Wood is looking for the big counter here.
A low kick from McCall is predictable there
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCall on the side of the head.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron McCall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Wood lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wood lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood connects with a body shot that sends McCall's belly button to the back.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wood.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Rich Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCall doesn't seem bothered though.
McCall misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCall misses with an uppercut
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wood lands a nice hook to McCall's body. McCall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
#T1#
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood digs a good body shot into McCall's ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wood!
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wood cracks McCall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
McCall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
McCall misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for Wood.
McCall walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing. #T3#
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCall. McCall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood scores with a hook to the body. McCall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood digs a good body shot into McCall's ribs.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. McCall should have avoided that one.
McCall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCall ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
McCall throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Wood works McCall's body with a nice hook.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Wood lands.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood's corner calls for a 1-2. Wood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCall walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
McCall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC2#
McCall is rocked!
McCall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron McCall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wood stuns McCall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood lands with a nice body kick.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McCall misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
McCall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
McCall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
McCall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall.
McCall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCall fails with the takedown
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron McCall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
McCall throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
McCall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood jabs McCall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh McCall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCall seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Wood.
Nice cross by Wood.
McCall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
McCall has his takedown stuffed
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
McCall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCall doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from McCall is predictable there
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood cracks a nice hook into McCall's ribs.
Donk. Wood catches McCall right on the button with a cross.
McCall moves to clinch but Wood breaks away
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
McCall misses with a double jab.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
McCall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wood feints a jab promting McCall to slip. Wood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
#T4#
Wood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wood connects with a leg kick. McCall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCall at a distance.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wood connects with the punch.
A low kick from McCall is predictable there
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rich Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aaron McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
After the big win, Rich Wood made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Organic Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
ABW 109 Gonza - Toten
Date: Feb 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz lunges at Wood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wood's hand.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been informed that Wood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Wood shoots in.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Wood takes one to the chin there.#TD2#
Wood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wood is working away from the top position though.
Wood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wood works his way into full mount!
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Wood isn't that keen on the idea.#T1#
Wood controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Wood isn't that keen on the idea.
Wood controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wood. What's that going to do exactly?
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Diaz is defending well.
Wood prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wood is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Wood controlling the action here.
Diaz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shark Tank MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wood is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now. #SUB#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Wood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wood is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Wood counters with a body kick.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Diaz.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Diaz throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz feints a jab promting Wood to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Wood checks a leg kick nicely.
Dick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Wood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wood. Wood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws a counter combo.
Wood stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wood throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Wood scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Wood cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Wood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wood digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Wood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.#SUB#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Wood stands up from Diaz's guard - Wood perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Dick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood staying out of range there.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Wood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Wood ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wood cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Wood throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz misses the jab.#T4#
Wood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Wood off the cage and back into range.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz clobbers Wood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Wood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Wood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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 telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Diaz throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Wood stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Diaz takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Wood misses.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Wood misses.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
A big left from Wood misses.
Wood walks into a left hand.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4#
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Wood misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood slips a straight right by Diaz.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
As Diaz backs off Wood throws a huge counter combo but Diaz manages to avoid it all.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Wood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Wood digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
After the big win, Rich Wood made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Organic Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Dick Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 100
Date: Jan 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Berg moved out of range nicely.
Berg throws a counter combo.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Wood's head coaches at Destroyer MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Nice cross by Wood.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berg will feel that in the morning.
Carl Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Berg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood cracks Berg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Wood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Berg connects with a looping right hand.
Berg tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berg defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood misses with a hook. Berg ducked under it nicely.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Despite the aggression on Berg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Berg throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Wood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Berg is looking for a sweep.#T2##SU#
Wood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Berg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berg scrambles back to his feet.
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Berg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Berg.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berg under the eye.
Berg fails with the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berg thinking.
Berg lands with a nice combination. Wood backs away looking to recover.
Berg throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Berg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Berg.
Nice body punch from Wood.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berg.
Berg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood digs a good body shot into Berg's ribs.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
Berg connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Berg.#T4#
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 lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood punishes Berg's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Wood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Berg's half guard.
Well, if Wood is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Berg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berg's hands.
Wood lands a nice hook to Berg's body. Berg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berg, as that shot connected.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
Wood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berg slips a straight right by Wood.
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Berg.#T1#
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood digs a good hook to Berg's body.
Sloppy strikes from Berg. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Wood misses its target.
Berg misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Berg backing up. Berg nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Berg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berg can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2#
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Berg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood slips under a jab from Berg.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Wood.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Wood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Berg loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Berg eats them both and turns towards Wood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Berg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg misses with a takedown
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Berg is out of range.
Berg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berg throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Berg throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berg thinking.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Wood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 throws a series of punches but Berg avoids them all with ease.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Berg shoots and misses
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berg walks into a jab.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berg.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berg's hands.
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!
#R3#
Berg shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Berg throws a series of strikes that have Wood backpedaling.
Wood lands a glancing blow to the side of Berg's head.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Berg. Those never looked like landing.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Wood misses with a body shot.
Berg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Berg throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Berg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood swings for the body but Berg moves out of range.
Berg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Berg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood throws a jab when Berg was well out of range.
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carl Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wood scores with a jab. Berg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Wood misses the shot to the body.
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 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wood lands a really nice looking cross but Berg seems unphased.
Berg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Berg.
A quick step to the side and Wood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood throws a right and a left that Berg avoids nicely.
Berg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Berg moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Berg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Berg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berg misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Berg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4##SUB2#
Berg actively working from the bottom here.
Wood moves into full mount! Berg won't be happy about that!
Rich Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 controlling from the full mount.
Wood has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
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Event:
EFA 2 Robbins vs Wood
Date: Dec 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Robbins has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Robbins manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a head kick but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robbins.#CL2#
Wood clinches with his opponent.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robbins as Wood tries to tie him up.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood tries to pull guard but Robbins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robbins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Robbins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Robbins swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Wood wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Robbins misses the target.
Wood shoots in for a double leg but Robbins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marty Robbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Wood.#KD#
Robbins cracks Wood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Robbins finish him?
#ROC#
Wood is rocked!
Wood circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Robbins. Wood falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Robbins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marty Robbins thanked Power Matrix Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Henry closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.
Wood working aggressively here.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henry s head.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Wood manages to pull guard.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Wood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wood is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Wood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Henry .
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Wood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Wood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henry working over Wood with some ground and pound. Wood looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#
Wood is rocked!
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Wood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Wood is hurt! He's hurt bad - Henry fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Wood from any more punishment! Congratulations to Henry ! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonthan Henry !
In his post fight interview, Jonthan Henry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Wood.#CUT#
It looks like Andrew Henry has been cut.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Wood gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Wood won't want to take too many of those.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wood is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry lands a left hand.
Wood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henry walks away with a smile on his face. Wood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry .
A left hand lands to the body for Henry .
Wood throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Wood won't want to take too many of those.
Henry working Wood over with knees to the body.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wood's defenses.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Wood is rocked!
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Henry .
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry lands an elbow just above Wood 's eye.
Good body shot from Henry .
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Henry .
Henry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry lands a big knee! That's hurt Wood! Oh, he's all over the place! Henry lands another knee that sends Wood to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Henry !
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Henry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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