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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 2568 p4p, 242 weight class) and Danny Wood (ranked 5055 p4p, 358 weight class). Wood has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotyze 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wood!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
Pandens lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Pandens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Wood.
Pandens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but Wood moves his leg out of the way.
Wood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wood checks a low kick from Pandens.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandens.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Wood throws a right hand that Pandens ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandens also avoids with ease.
We've been told by Pandens's head coaches at DOG HOUSE!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood throws a right hand that Pandens ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandens also avoids with ease.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens scores with a leg kick.
Pandens feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandens lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pandens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood with a jab.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Pandens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandens circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Wood misses.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Pandens looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Wood checks it.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood stuns Pandens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandens lands a head kick. Wood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wood jabs at Pandens's body.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood tries to bum rush Pandens with a series of wild strikes but Pandens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Pandens's head back.
Danny Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wood with a jab.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Pandens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens lands with a good body shot.
Wood misses with a combination
and Pandens counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood throws a right and a left that Pandens avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandens.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood misses the jab.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pandens fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood lands the left hand.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Pandens with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pandens is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood lands with a hook. Pandens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Pandens scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Pandens tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Pandens.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Pandens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Danny Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood looks to land a combination but Pandens avoids it well.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pandens lunges at Wood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wood's hand.
Pandens lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandens motions for Wood to come forward. Pandens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens throws a chopping leg kick but Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Wood moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Pandens tried to counter with a leg kick but Wood avoided it.
That kick from Pandens tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Wood blocks the leg kick.
Wood throws out a counter right but Pandens avoids it with no problem.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pandens counters with a good low kick that Wood was not able to check.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids the body shot from Pandens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandens motions for Wood to come forward. Pandens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Pandens backs off Wood throws a huge counter combo but Pandens manages to avoid it all.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pandens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandens moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
You can see that Wood has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pandens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Pandens should have avoided that one.
Pandens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danny Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Pandens is looking to chop away at Wood's legs.
Pandens is looking to wear down Wood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wood connects with a crisp jab.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but Wood moves his leg out of the way.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Pandens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Pandens swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Pandens scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood checks a low kick from Pandens.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
Pandens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandens.
Pandens is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pandens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pandens 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.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Wood 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.
Pandens slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Pandens seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wood swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Pandens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandens ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Wood backs away, Pandens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood looks to land a combination but Pandens avoids it well.
Wood blocks a head kick by Pandens.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood looks to land a combination but Pandens avoids it well.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Pandens went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pandens misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wood scores with a jab. Pandens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pandens connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Pandens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pandens throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
Wood throws a counter combo.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Wood misses.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Wood connects with a body shot that sends Pandens's belly button to the back.
Pandens throws a low kick, looking for Wood's leg but Wood calmly moves out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Pandens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandens.
Wood scores with a punch to the head.
Wood throws a series of punches but Pandens moves out of range.
Wood misses with a combination
and Pandens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Pandens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pandens, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood throws a hook but Pandens blocks it.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pandens connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Pandens misses.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Pandens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandens.
Wood lands with a straight right. Pandens didn't see that one coming.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pandens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wood is able to avoid easily.
Wood cracks Pandens with an open hand slap.
Pandens lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Pandens misses
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood throws a right hand that Pandens ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandens also avoids with ease.
Wood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandens lands a big head kick that sends Wood to the canvas! Pandens follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
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