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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Hadley Jr misses with a wild combination.
Wood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Wood gets caught napping as Hadley Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Wood manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Hadley Jr drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hadley Jr seems to have locked his on tight now - Wood screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hadley Jr, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ryan Hadley Jr!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2017 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hadley Jr.
Wood tried to counter with a leg kick but Hadley Jr avoided it.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Hadley Jr shoots in.
Wood lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick by Hadley Jr misses
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hadley Jr shoots and misses #TD#
and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Hadley Jr didn't expect that. #ES2#
Hadley Jr pushes Wood off and gets back to his feet.
Norman Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadley Jr. Hadley Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadley Jr shoots and misses #CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
Hadley Jr tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Hadley Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wood half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hadley Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hadley Jr looks winded!
Hadley Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Hadley Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Hadley Jr has Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hadley Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T2#
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadley Jr. Hadley Jr gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Wood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hadley Jr is trying to defend but Wood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wood is nestled in close to Hadley Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood slips a nice elbow through Hadley Jr's hands, connecting with Hadley Jr's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood working over Hadley Jr with some ground and pound. Hadley Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Wood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wood lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadley Jr is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SU#
Wood decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hadley Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Wood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#TD#
Wood drags the fight down to the ground.
Hadley Jr postures up.
Hadley Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4##SUB2#
Hadley Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hadley Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hadley Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hadley Jr wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hadley Jr is controlling him.
Wood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hadley Jr on the ground.
Hadley Jr throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Wood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hadley Jr shoots and misses #CL#
and Wood counters by clinching up.
Hadley Jr is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Norman Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.#CL#
Wood takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Hadley Jr jumps into guard, dragging Wood to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wood working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Wood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
Wood distracts Hadley Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Wood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hadley Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hadley Jr is breathing heavily.
Hadley Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Hadley Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hadley Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Hadley Jr with a poor takedown #TD#
and Wood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hadley Jr won't be happy with that. #T2#
Wood scores with punches from side control. #SU#
Wood decides to stand back up.
Hadley Jr misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood has Hadley Jr pushed against the cage.#BC#
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Hadley Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Wood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hadley Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Wood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wood chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Wood working some strikes from top position.
Wood connects with a couple of short punches.
Wood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wood scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood is in close to Hadley Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Hadley Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wood is aware though and is defending well.#SU#
Wood gets to his feet - Hadley Jr follows without any prompting. #CL#
Wood rushes Hadley Jr and presses him up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD#
Wood gets control of Hadley Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norman Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hadley Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4#
Hadley Jr cracks Wood with a solid left hand.
Wood can't keep his opponent in guard - Hadley Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Hadley Jr seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wood is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alex Hadley Jr!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Bundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wood sprawls well initially but Bundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
Bundy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bundy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB2#
Bundy looking for the choke but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood trying to get back to his feet but Bundy is in full control for now. #T1##SUB2#
Bundy has his arm under Wood's chin here. Game over son! Bundy squeezes tightly and Wood is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mr Bundy!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Mcgreggor with that takedown attempt.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcgreggor as he avoids it easily.
Mcgreggor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD2#
Mcgreggor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wood did well to prevent Mcgreggor getting side control.#SUB2#
Mcgreggor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wood defends it well.
Mcgreggor passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mcgreggor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wood tries to bench press Mcgreggor off him but Mcgreggor keeps the position. #T1#
Mcgreggor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
Mcgreggor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #SU2#
Mcgreggor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mcgreggor is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wood like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wood from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal Mcgreggor!
Micheal Mcgreggor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 30, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Delgado feints and as Wood raises his hands in defense, Delgado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Delgado dives into side control.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wood is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Delgado is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Delgado's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Wood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Delgado is controlling him well.
Wood dodges the ground and pound from Delgado.#SU2#
Delgado stands up and beckons Wood to his feet. #CL2#
Delgado has Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Delgado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Delgado shoots in and gets a takedown into Wood's guard.
Delgado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Delgado is working Wood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delgado passes Wood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Delgado content to control rather than advance.
Delgado is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wood! #T3##SUB2#
Delgado has hold of Wood's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wood manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delgado on the ground.
Wood takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Delgado's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Delgado!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2017 |
#R1#
OHenry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As OHenry looks to move away, Wood throws a big counter combo but OHenry just gets out of the way.
Good shot there by OHenry.#CUT2#
It looks like Norman Wood has been cut.
OHenry lands with a thumping leg kick.
OHenry throws a nice inside leg kick.
OHenry throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
OHenry wants to slow Wood down by chopping away at his legs.
Wood half committed to a counter leg kick.
OHenry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
OHenry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
OHenry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Wood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of OHenry is proving hard to escape from.
Wood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OHenry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood preventing the sweep. #SU#
Wood stands up from OHenry's guard - Wood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OHenry.
Wood tries to counter with a takedown but OHenry is quick to defend against it.
OHenry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from OHenry.
Wood tries to counter by clinching up but OHenry breaks away and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wood.
Wood tries to counter with a takedown but OHenry is quick to defend against it.
OHenry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OHenry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily. #T2#
Wood lands with a kick to the temple. OHenry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ben OHenry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - OHenry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. OHenry shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Wood is backing up but OHenry catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Wood covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! OHenry Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben OHenry!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Wood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Assad to the ground. Wood is now in Assad's guard.
Wood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Assad is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Assad throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.#BC#
Wood breaks the clinch.
Assad leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad misses with a lunging right hand
#CL#
and Wood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Assad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assad tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Assad tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.#TD#
Wood jumps guard.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1##SUB#
Wood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assad throwing strikes but missing.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assad is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood blocks a head kick by Assad.
Assad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assad throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assad is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assad throws a chopping leg kick but Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assad cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a head kick.
Assad throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Assad there.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assad, right into the meat.
Wood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assad.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Wood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assad misses with a head kick.
Wood feinted with a counter takedown.
Assad wants to land a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Wood thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Assad scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Wood gets a clinch. #TD#
Wood pulls guard.
Assad throws a strike but Wood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Wood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Assad's head.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wood postures up in Assad's guard and throws a big left but Assad blocks it.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Assad looking to control.
Wood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SU#
Assad is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Assad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wood backs up against the cage.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Assad connects with an inside leg kick.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Assad.
Wood throws a counter high kick but Assad was just alert enough to avoid it.#T2#
Wood shoots for a takedown but Assad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad wants to clinch.#T3#
Assad misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch.
Assad looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Wood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC#
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Assad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Assad settles back down.
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Assad throws a leg kick #CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.
Assad trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Assad into the cage.#T4##BC#
Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Wood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Assad looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Zach Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad misses with a head kick.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Wood dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assad.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Assad moves out of range easily.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood tries to counter by clinching up but Assad breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood attempts a counter takedown but Assad avoids it well and moves away.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood is looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Assad misses with a hook.
Wood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Assad sprawls and moves away.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
Wood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assad just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Assad.
Wood defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Wood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T2#
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assad can pounce on him.
A low kick from Assad is predictable there #CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.#TD#
Wood pulls guard effortlessly.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assad manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SU#
Wood gets to his feet. Assad looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Wood.
Assad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Assad looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Assad cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Assad tries to get set, Wood tries to push him back and clinch up but Assad manages to avoid the attempt.
Wood defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T4#
Assad throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land. #BC#
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Assad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assad 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Assad!
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