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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes to the cage accompanied by Like Weeds by His Hero Is Gone. Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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216 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas working Wood over with knees to the body.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands an elbow inside.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas 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 referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wood doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
Wood dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
George Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Wood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wood trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
Wood throwing shots but Thomas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to pass Thomas's guard but actually Thomas recovers to full guard.
Wood trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood being controlled here momentarily.
Wood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wood throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Wood sits in half guard.
Wood content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wood looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wood sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
George Wood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to move into range but Thomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Wood shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Thomas 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 moves into the clinch.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Wood misses with a hook
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Wood 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice right hand that sends Wood toppling to the canvas! Wood scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Thomas finish him?!
Wood is rocked!
It looks like George Wood has been cut.
Wood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Wood crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses the jab.
Wood seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas misses with a double jab
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wood thinking.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Wood off the cage and back into rage.
George Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood is rocked!
Wood misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lincoln Thomas!
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energy
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hype
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