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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgardo Alfonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alfonzo
vs
Wood

180 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgardo Alfonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Wood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfonzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Wood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alfonzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alfonzo walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alfonzo. Alfonzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Alfonzo throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Alfonzo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alfonzo showed some decent athleticism there.
Wood is refusing to be controlled, as Alfonzo sits in half guard.
Alfonzo trying to mount his opponent but Wood defends it.

Wood kicks Alfonzo off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alfonzo takes one to the chin there.
Alfonzo needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Wood blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Wood.
Wood throws the left hand but Alfonzo avoids the punch easily.
Alfonzo misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Alfonzo.
Alfonzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alfonzo.
Alfonzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Alfonzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alfonzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood looks gassed!
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Wood moves out of range as Alfonzo throws a body kick.
Alfonzo throws a body kick that misses.
Wood thuds his right hand into Alfonzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeremiah Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Alfonzo.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Alfonzo moved out of range nicely.
Alfonzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood cracks Alfonzo with an open hand slap.
Alfonzo moves out of range as Wood strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Alfonzo misses with a head kick.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Alfonzo slips the punch.
Wood cracks Alfonzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Alfonzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alfonzo ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
A head kick misses from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids a kick to the body.
Wood checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alfonzo takes one to the side of the head.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alfonzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Wood. That snapped Alfonzo's head back.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Wood.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Alfonzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Wood.
Alfonzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alfonzo staying out of range there.
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Alfonzo. Alfonzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Alfonzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alfonzo. That's going to slow Wood down.
Alfonzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alfonzo.
Alfonzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alfonzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alfonzo moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alfonzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Alfonzo misses its intended target.
Jeremiah Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alfonzo tries to land a leg kick but Wood saw it coming and moves away.
Alfonzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alfonzo doesn't seem phased though.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Alfonzo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alfonzo 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.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alfonzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alfonzo.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alfonzo doesn't seem phased though.

Wood tries to keep at a distance but Alfonzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alfonzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wood has had enough of the clinch but Alfonzo keeps him there for the moment.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alfonzo has Wood pressed against the cage, preventing Wood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alfonzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Alfonzo is controlling the position.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alfonzo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfonzo 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 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wood tries to circle away but Alfonzo has him pinned against the cage.
Alfonzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Alfonzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah Wood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Alfonzo is out of range.
Alfonzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Wood.
Alfonzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alfonzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Alfonzo ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood lands with a straight right. Alfonzo didn't see that one coming.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Alfonzo's shoulder, as Alfonzo tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alfonzo.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Alfonzo.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood tests Alfonzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alfonzo tried to score with a low kick but Wood checks it.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Alfonzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alfonzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alfonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alfonzo looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alfonzo walks into a left hand.
Wood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alfonzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Wood tests Alfonzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alfonzo walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alfonzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alfonzo thuds his shin into the meat of Wood's side.
Alfonzo blocks a jab.
Wood blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Wood misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alfonzo.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Alfonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
A head kick misses from Alfonzo.
Wood throws a jab when Alfonzo was well out of range.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks a leg kick.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Alfonzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alfonzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alfonzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Wood slaps away a takedown attempt from Alfonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edgardo Alfonzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alfonzo drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Alfonzo saw that one coming.
Alfonzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alfonzo connects with a high kick.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Alfonzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alfonzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Wood misses with a hook.
Alfonzo looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Alfonzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alfonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood throws the left hand but Alfonzo avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Alfonzo.
Alfonzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alfonzo feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Jeremiah Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alfonzo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alfonzo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alfonzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood lands with a cross.
Alfonzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood throws a hook but Alfonzo blocks it.
Alfonzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alfonzo tries a low kick but Wood avoids it.
Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Alfonzo takes one on the button.
Alfonzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Alfonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alfonzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alfonzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alfonzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alfonzo throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alfonzo's head.
Alfonzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
Wood leaves Alfonzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgardo Alfonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alfonzo ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
A big left from Wood misses.
Alfonzo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wood lands a jab to the nose.
Wood misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Wood.
Alfonzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alfonzo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alfonzo.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alfonzo slips under a jab from Wood.
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alfonzo ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alfonzo tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremiah 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Alfonzo moved out of range nicely.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood connects with a looping right hand.
Alfonzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Alfonzo.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alfonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
A head kick misses from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alfonzo scores with a leg kick.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alfonzo's hands.
Nice cross by Wood.
Alfonzo slips a straight right by Wood.
Alfonzo takes one on the button.
Alfonzo misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alfonzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alfonzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Alfonzo looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo takes one to the side of the head.
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wood cracks Alfonzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Wood.
Jab by Wood.
Alfonzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Alfonzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alfonzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Alfonzo shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alfonzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alfonzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Alfonzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Alfonzo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.
Alfonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alfonzo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alfonzo.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Alfonzo is out of range.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alfonzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alfonzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alfonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Alfonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Alfonzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alfonzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alfonzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Alfonzo tries to work over Wood's front leg with a kick but Wood checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Alfonzo.
Wood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alfonzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alfonzo cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Edgardo Alfonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alfonzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wood to score with a decent uppercut.
Alfonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Alfonzo ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
A big left from Wood misses.
Alfonzo throws and low kick but Wood moves out of range easily.
Alfonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Alfonzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alfonzo slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alfonzo.
Alfonzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Alfonzo misses with a kick to the body.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big left from Wood misses.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Alfonzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alfonzo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgardo Alfonzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alfonzo slips a jab from Wood.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alfonzo.
Wood is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wood is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Alfonzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.

Alfonzo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wood tries to escape but Alfonzo is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremiah Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremiah Wood!