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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel has chosen Steve Aoki - Pursuit of Happiness (REMIX) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jambo Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Liddel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddel.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddel looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Wood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddel connects with a solid leg kick.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Liddel tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel throws a leg kick
and Wood counters with a big head kick but Liddel shrugs it off.
Wood throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel slips a straight right by Wood.
Wood moves into range and clinches up with Liddel.
Liddel wants to break free but Wood has control.
Wood slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Liddel is blocking nicely.
Liddel wants to break free but Wood has control.
Wood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liddel up against the cage.
Liddel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddel tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Liddel back against the cage.
Wood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Wood.
Wood cracks Liddel with a nice body shot.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Liddel blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Wood.
A short left from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liddel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liddel takes a shot to the head.
Wood lands an elbow just above Liddel 's eye.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Liddel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liddel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Wood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Liddel blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood is leaning against Liddel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Wood working Liddel over with knees to the body.
Liddel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liddel tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Liddel trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Liddel wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Wood blocks a body shot from Liddel.
Liddel trying to land knees to the body.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood pushes Liddel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood is struggling to control the position.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Liddel is trying to pull guard but Wood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nathan Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jambo Liddel.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wood.
Wood lands a body punch.
Liddel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liddel looks gassed!
A short right from Wood on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wood.
A short left from Wood.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood avoiding damage as Liddel throws knees to the body.
Wood landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Wood.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Liddel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.
Liddel blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood lands with a slapping head kick.
Wood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddel gets tackled into the cage by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.
Wood lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Wood to work.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nathan Wood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liddel trying to land knees to the body.
Wood slows down the pace here.
Wood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wood avoiding damage as Liddel throws knees to the body.
Liddel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddel tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Liddel drops back down to his feet.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Liddel is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood digs a right hand underneath Liddel's ribcage. Liddel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Liddel tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Liddel is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liddel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liddel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
A short right from Wood.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Liddel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liddel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood slowing the pace effectively.
Wood presses Liddel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wood has Liddel pressed against the cage, preventing Liddel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddel or not.
A short right from Wood.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Liddel's head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddel blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood scores with a hook to the body.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Wood lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Wood.
Wood has Liddel pressed against the cage.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Wood gets through Liddel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jambo Liddel has been cut.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Liddel is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Wood as the two fighters clinch.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Liddel blocks it.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liddels head.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddel can do to turn this around?
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddel's face.
Liddel is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddel is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
A short left from Wood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Wood.
Liddel seems to have recovered his senses.
Liddel trying to land knees to the body.
Liddel manages to break the clinch.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jambo Liddel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Liddel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wood.
Wood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wood instigates a clinch.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Liddel avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddel tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Liddel back against the cage.
Liddel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Liddel misses with a knee strike.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Liddel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddel.
Liddel jumps guard but Wood stands there with Liddel around his waist. Liddel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood pushes Liddel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
Wood gets through Liddel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddel is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Wood.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Liddel takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddel blocks it with crossed arms.
Liddel takes a shot to the head.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jambo Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Liddel is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Liddel tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Liddel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wood circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Liddel drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wood follows Liddel to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Wood!
Nathan Wood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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