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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woody Wood (ranked 1995 p4p, 247 weight class) and Bob Hauweg (ranked 1551 p4p, 193 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Woody Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Hauweg!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauweg throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauweg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hauweg has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hauweg slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Hauweg lands with a nice body punch.
Hauweg fails with a takedown attempt.
Hauweg misses with a body punch
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hauweg counters with a straight right hand.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hauweg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wood. That one must have hurt.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hauweg circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauweg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hauweg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Hauweg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wood's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg with a nice head shot there.
Hauweg preventing the sweep.
Wood managing to control the position.
Hauweg throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.
Hauweg scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood keeping full guard, as Hauweg tries to pass.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Hauweg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hauweg throws a big elbow that misses.
Hauweg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hauweg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hauweg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hauweg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hauweg trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Hauweg looking to sit in guard and control but Wood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hauweg wants to hit a switch here but Wood passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hauweg there!
Hauweg regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Hauweg tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
Hauweg is trying to control but can't.
Hauweg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hauweg is trying to get back to full guard.
Hauweg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wood wants to control but Hauweg is keeping him busy.
Hauweg wants to get back to full guard but Wood has passed into side control.
Hauweg is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Hauweg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Hauweg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hauweg misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hauweg misses the target.
And Wood counters with a quick kick to the body but Hauweg blocks it.
Hauweg misses with a hook.
Wood misses with a lunging right hand
and Hauweg counters with a stiff right hand.
Hauweg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Hauweg persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hauweg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Hauweg finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Hauweg on that attempt.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a sloppy body shot
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood misses with the body kick
so Hauweg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauweg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hauweg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wood's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hauweg lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hauweg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hauweg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hauweg connects with a couple of short punches.
Bob Hauweg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hauweg throws a strike but Wood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hauweg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hauweg wants to hit a switch here but Wood passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hauweg there!
Wood is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hauweg throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.
Hauweg shoots and misses
and Wood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Woody Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Hauweg.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hauweg.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Hauweg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood throws a series of punches but Hauweg avoids them all with ease.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Hauweg counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood digs a good hook to Hauweg's body.
Wood misses with a body shot
and Hauweg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hauweg misses with a straight right.
Woody Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauweg avoids the body shot from Wood.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Hauweg's head but Hauweg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hauweg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hauweg counters with a takedown into side control.
Hauweg cracks Wood with a big right hand but Wood just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hauweg working the ground and pound from side control.
Hauweg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hauweg controlling the position.
Hauweg scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauweg lands a few punches from side control.
Wood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hauweg connects with a decent elbow.
Hauweg is working Wood over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wood struggling a bit here.
Hauweg with the ground and pound but Wood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hauweg.
Hauweg lands with a punch from half guard.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hauweg.
Wood taking some punishment here, with Hauweg in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Hauweg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hauweg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hauweg dives in for a single leg takedown but Wood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wood throws a leg kick but Hauweg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Hauweg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hauweg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a series of punches but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Hauweg shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Hauweg 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Hauweg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woody Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hauweg misses the shot to the body.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hauweg counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Hauweg shoots in.
Woody Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Hauweg.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
A little jabbing left from Hauweg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hauweg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woody Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hauweg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Hauweg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Hauweg finds it's target.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woody Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hauweg there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wood.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hauweg is able to avoid easily.
Wood takes a swing at Hauweg's ribcage but misses.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood is looking to wear down Hauweg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wood misses with a body punch
and Hauweg counters with a straight right hand.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauweg was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Bob Hauweg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hauweg postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
Hauweg lands a couple of digs.
Bob Hauweg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hauweg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hauweg trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauweg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hauweg looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
A low kick from Wood misses
and Hauweg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hauweg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hauweg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hauweg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood swings for the body but Hauweg moves out of range.
Hauweg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauweg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hauweg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hauweg moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Woody Wood.
I think Hauweg 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
RATING
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