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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Son could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Wood's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wood misses.
Son connects with a crisp jab.
Nathan Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Son fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Son looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Son scores with a body shot.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Son throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Son lands with a shot to the body.
Son misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Son. Those never looked like landing.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Wood tries to work over Son's front leg with a kick but Son checks it.
Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood darts in trying to clinch
and Son counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Son with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Son moves out of range of the strikes.
Son scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Nathan Wood has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Son. Those never looked like landing.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Son, pushing him back against the cage.
Son looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Son lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Son is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wood to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Son creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Son breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood feints and then cracks Son's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Son down.
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Son lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood is rocked!
Wood tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Son finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Son down.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Son throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Wood has closed the distance and engaged Son in a clinch.
Son blocks a body shot from Wood.
Son makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Son is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood misses with some punches.
Wood slows down the pace here.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Son jumps guard but Wood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Son is trying to push Wood away but Wood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Son's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Son lands an uppercut.
Wood tries to work over Son's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Son gets control of Wood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Son will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Son throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Son is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood trying to control but Son is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Son dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sam Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Son lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Son.
Son lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Son.
A clash of legs there as Son blocks the low kick.
Son throws a one two combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Son throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Son looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Son takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Sam Son is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Son takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That kick from Wood tenderised Son's leg. Son is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Son.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Son circles away.
Son paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood throws a lazy head kick
and Son counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Son works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Son throws a series of strikes that have Wood backpedaling.
Wood forces Son back against the cage and clinches.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Son into the cage.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood presses Son against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Son looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Son cracks Wood with a nice body shot.
Son is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wood is keeping busy.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a left hand.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood is trying to stall.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Nathan Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood trying to stall but Son improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Son.
Son is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Son tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.
Son trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Son into the cage.
Son is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Wood misses with a body punch.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Wood tries a body shot but Son blocks it.
Wood tries to stall but Son uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood stalling.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Son blocks a body shot from Wood.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Son avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood is looking to control Son's arms but Son gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son is rocked!
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Son is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wood's cut.
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!
Son takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Son throws a right and a left that both miss.
Son looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Son misses with a body kick.
Son lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Son down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Son throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood drives through and clinches with Son against the cage.
Wood throws a big uppercut that drops Son! More strikes from Wood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Son lies dazed against the cage as Wood celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Wood!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nathan Wood waved his t-shirt featuring Springfield HW Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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