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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justun wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justun wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun wood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by weston as he checks the leg kick.
wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Justun wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wood motions for weston to come forward. wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
weston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but weston is out of range.
wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
weston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
wood misses with a kick to the body.
wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
weston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between wood's hands.
weston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
wood misses with a low kick.
Jab from weston.
weston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
wood throws a leg kick but weston checks it.
wood throws a solid leg kick but weston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at wood.
weston cracks wood with a good jab.
wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
weston connects with a crisp jab.
weston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wood motions for weston to come forward. wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by wood or perhaps it was just good defense by weston which made him look bad.
wood gets the takedown into side control.
wood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but weston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
weston is pushing wood's head away, looking to escape. wood manages to hold on to the position though.
wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, weston has escaped the position, nice work there.
weston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
weston stops wood from passing to mount.
weston is trying to buck wood off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wood tries to move to mount but weston blocks the move with his legs.
wood advances nicely into full mount.
weston really wants to buck wood off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wood wants to control the pace but weston is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
weston is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wood looking for a guillotine from mount but weston is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
wood working for a guillotine from mount but weston is in no mood to give up.
wood looks gassed!
wood has control of weston's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and weston regains control of the situation pretty easily.
weston trying desperately to get to his feet.
wood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. weston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
weston is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wood is standing up, even though he is in mount.
wood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says weston as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as weston lands an impressive looking overhand right. wood doesn't seem phased though.
wood slips under a jab from weston.
weston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with wood, pushing him back against the cage.
weston is trying to break free.
wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite weston's efforts to push away.
wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Michael weston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
weston fails in his attempt to clinch.
weston tries to clinch up but wood circles away and keeps his distance.
wood misses the shot to the body.
wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
weston misses with a straight right.
wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by weston as he checks the leg kick.
weston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
wood tries to land a leg kick but weston saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by weston.
weston 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.
weston throws a hook but wood avoids it easily.
wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as weston throws out the jab.
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.
weston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
wood drops his hands momentarily and weston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from weston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
wood prevents weston from escaping the position.
wood trying to control the position but weston is working away.
wood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control weston kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
wood is breathing heavily.
weston bucks up and tries to throw wood off but instead wood has got his back!
wood looking for the choke but no joy.
weston has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
wood looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
weston is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
wood wants to control but weston is keeping busy.
wood looking for the RNC.
weston wants to get back to his feet.
weston is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
weston preventing the rear naked choke attempt from wood.
weston is trying to get back to his feet but wood has full control of the position and if anything, weston has just worked his way into a worse spot.
wood is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. weston is defending well though. wood let's go of the attempt for now.
wood looking for the choke but no joy.
weston looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Well, with wood on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before weston is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
weston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
weston fending off the submission attempt from wood.
weston fending off the submission attempt from wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justun wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
weston lands a glancing blow to the side of wood's head.
wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
weston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
weston lands a nice looking body shot.
weston looks to land a left hand but wood moved out of range nicely.
weston lands a glancing blow to the side of wood's head.
wood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
wood wants to land a leg kick but weston is out of range.
Jab from weston.
wood misses with a body kick.
wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
weston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - weston coming out on top.
wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
wood throws a solid leg kick but weston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at wood.
weston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michael weston is winning the standup battle so far.
weston checks a leg kick nicely.
weston fails in his attempt to clinch.
wood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling weston to score with a decent uppercut.
weston connects with a right hand. wood shakes it off.
weston cracks wood with a good jab.
weston lands a nice looking body shot.
weston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
weston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
weston's corner calls for a 1-2. weston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
wood is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
wood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
wood is still on wobbly legs! Can weston finish him?
weston circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops wood to the canvas! wood doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - weston keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael weston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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