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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Wood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wardruna - Blood Eagle. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Wood!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor Wood throws the left hand but Andrew Wood avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Andrew Wood misses.
Thor Wood throws a leg kick which misses Andrew Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrew Wood tries to avoid it.
Andrew Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Thor Wood throws a leg kick which misses Andrew Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrew Wood tries to avoid it.
Thor Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andrew Wood connects with a body shot.
Thor Wood scores with a punch to the head.
Andrew Wood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thor Wood if he has to take too many more of those.
Thor Wood staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrew Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Andrew Wood.
Andrew Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thor Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Thor Wood misses the target.
Andrew Wood lands with a good body shot.
Thor Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Thor Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Thor Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrew Wood is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor Wood.
Thor Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor Wood looks to throw the jab but Andrew Wood is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Andrew Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thor Wood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andrew Wood lands a jab to the head.
Thor Wood throws a hook but Andrew Wood blocks it.
Thor Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrew Wood lunges at Thor Wood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thor Wood's hand.
Andrew Wood punishes Thor Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Thor Wood feints and then cracks Andrew Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andrew Wood down.
Thor Wood misses with a low kick.
Andrew Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Thor Wood's shoulder, as Thor Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Andrew Wood scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thor Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor Wood moves in looking to clinch but Andrew Wood pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor Wood is looking to chop away at Andrew Wood's legs.
Thor Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrew Wood connects with the punch.
Thor Wood loads up on a big right hand but Andrew Wood slips the punch.
Andrew Wood throws a series of punches but Thor Wood avoids them all with ease.
Thor Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thor Wood staying out of range there.
Andrew Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thor Wood throws a leg kick that misses.
Thor Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andrew Wood. Andrew Wood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andrew Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andrew Wood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thor Wood swings for the body but Andrew Wood moves out of range.
Andrew Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thor Wood is out of range.
Thor Wood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thor Wood throws a solid leg kick but Andrew Wood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thor Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor Wood instigates a clinch.
Thor Wood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thor Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrew Wood blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrew Wood breaks from the clinch.
Andrew Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thor Wood blocks a jab.
Thor Wood moves away from the strike by Andrew Wood.
Thor Wood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andrew Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thor Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Andrew Wood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thor Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrew Wood.
Andrew Wood misses with some punches.
Thor Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thor Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Wood scores with a shot to the side of Thor Wood's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrew Wood controlling the action here for a moment.
Thor Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrew Wood is defending well for now.
Andrew Wood stalling.
Thor Wood blocks an uppercut.
Andrew Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrew Wood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thor Wood throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thor Wood throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Thor Wood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrew Wood blocks an elbow strike from Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thor Wood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andrew Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thor Wood tries a knee to the head but Andrew Wood blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thor Wood has closed the distance and engaged Andrew Wood in a clinch.
Thor Wood tries a knee to the head but Andrew Wood blocks it.
Andrew Wood lands with a right to the head.
Andrew Wood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thor Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrew Wood can turn it around.
Thor Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrew Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood lands a knee to the head.
Thor Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrew Wood breaks the clinch.
Andrew Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrew Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thor Wood. That's going to slow Andrew Wood down.
Andrew Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thor Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrew Wood throws out the jab.
Thor Wood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andrew Wood throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor Wood loads up on a big right hand but Andrew Wood slips the punch.
Andrew Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Andrew Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrew Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrew Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Andrew Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thor Wood has closed the distance and engaged Andrew Wood in a clinch.
Thor Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andrew Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thor Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Thor Wood.
Thor Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrew Wood tries to stall but Thor Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andrew Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Thor Wood controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thor Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrew Wood.
Andrew Wood has Thor Wood pushed against the cage.
Andrew Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thor Wood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thor Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andrew Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrew Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Thor Wood.
Thor Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Andrew Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrew Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Thor Wood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andrew Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrew Wood throws a leg kick but Thor Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thor Wood connects with a leg kick. Andrew Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Wood connects with a jab.
Thor Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thor Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrew Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thor Wood fakes the leg kick and cracks Andrew Wood in the body.
A combination from Andrew Wood does no damage.
Andrew Wood misses with a hook.
Andrew Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrew Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor Wood.
A big right from Thor Wood misses.
Andrew Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrew Wood checks a low kick from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thor Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Thor Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrew Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrew Woods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Thor Wood blocks a jab.
Thor Wood throws a hook but Andrew Wood blocks it.
Thor Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thor Wood drives through and clinches with Andrew Wood against the cage.
Andrew Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor Wood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andrew Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thor Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thor Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrew Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Thor Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Andrew Wood manages to break the clinch.
Andrew Wood tests Thor Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood looks to land a combination but Thor Wood avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Wood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thor Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrew Wood.
Some wild striking there from Andrew Wood.
Thor Wood is looking to clinch.
Thor Wood tries to land a front kick but Andrew Wood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thor Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thor Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrew Wood at a distance.
Andrew Wood tries to bum rush Thor Wood with a series of wild strikes but Thor Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thor Wood tries to clinch but Andrew Wood is having none of it.
Thor Wood slips a straight right by Andrew Wood.
Andrew Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrew Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood looks to land a right hand but Andrew Wood moved out of range.
Thor Wood tries to clinch there but Andrew Wood circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrew Wood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Andrew Wood.
Andrew Wood throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thor Wood.
Thor Wood darts in and clinches Andrew Wood up against the cage.
Thor Wood misses with a knee strike.
Andrew Wood is trying to break the clinch but Thor Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Andrew Wood manages to break the clinch.
Thor Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick by Thor Wood misses
and Andrew Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Thor Wood takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Wood scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrew Wood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thor Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrew Wood throws a right and a left that Thor Wood avoids nicely.
Andrew Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood ducks right into an uppercut from Andrew Wood.
Thor Wood cracks Andrew Wood with a good jab.
Andrew Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Andrew Wood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andrew Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrew Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrew Wood slips a jab from Thor Wood.
Thor Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Wood moves away from the strike by Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood throws a looping overhand right but Thor Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Thor Wood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andrew Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andrew Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Thor Wood is predictable there
and Andrew Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thor Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrew Wood circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thor Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thor Wood.
Andrew Wood connects with a right hand. Thor Wood shakes it off.
Thor Wood misses with a kick to the body
and Andrew Wood counters with a one-two to the body.
Thor Wood throws a low kick but Andrew Wood avoids it.
Andrew Wood throws a hook but Thor Wood avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice jab there from Andrew Wood.
Thor Wood tries to land a front kick but Andrew Wood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thor Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Andrew Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrew Wood misses the target.
Andrew Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrew Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andrew Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Andrew Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Thor Wood.
A jab lands there for Andrew Wood.
A punch combination from Andrew Wood misses.
Andrew Wood moves out of range as Thor Wood throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andrew 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrew Wood!
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