Nathaniel Wood pulls off a stunning, dominating victory in his featherweight debut against Charles Jourdain at UFC Paris
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Charles Jourdain vs Nathaniel Wood
UFC featherweight Nathaniel Wood made his upper class debut at UFC Paris and made a phenomenal case in his 145 lbs debut against a ferocious warrior in Charles Jourdain. Wood had it all in return for Jourdain’s heavy pressure and phenomenal distant striking. In return for the Canadian, the British MMA fighter showed that he can cause some heavy damage at close range. Adding to it, Wood’s pressure on the top of Jourdain as well as his sneaky leg trips were ridiculously good! Go through the narration below to see how Wood managed to outclass a durable fighter in Jourdain.
Round 1: Jourdain opens up with a straight. An intense brief back and forth. A straight from Wood and Jourdain goes for grappling. Takedown for Jourdain. A close guillotine choke position favouring Jourdain. Jourdain is trying hard to keep Wood on his guard. Wood has got Jourdain’s back while standing up. A huge knee on the feet for Jourdain. A huge right by Jourdain. Wood has started to feel the fight and respond to Jourdain’s heavy pressure. An exciting first round. FirstSportz scores it 10-9 for Jourdain.
Charles Jourdain had no answer for Nathaniel Wood’s leg trips securing huge takedowns
Round 2: Jourdain and Wood back at it again, a quick drop to the ground by Wood and Jourdain tries to take advantage but the fight is back up. Takedown took by Wood right after good body shot work by Jourdain. Jourdain trying to keep Wood on his guard. The referee gets the fight back on its feet due to a lack of action. Wood is getting favoured in clinch boxing.
Jourdain is trying to rule in the game of distant strikes. Some brilliant inboxing is on display. Wood is heading with strike count in this round. Wood and Jourdain exchange inside trips. Round ends. FirstSportz has it a close 10-9 for Wood.
Round 3: Both sides dodged some huge strikes. Some beautiful exchanges where both are calculative and powerful. Wood gets another inside trip taking Jourdain down. Huge elbow from Wood during the clinch work as the fight goes standing to cage side. Another trip by Wood, this is working really well for the Brit. Both fighters back to fighting inside the pocket.
A spinning kick attempt by Jourdain. A nice uppercut by Jourdain. A knee in the clinch by Jourdain. Spinning elbow by Jourdain. Quick change of pace by Wood while shooting straight punches. The clinch work goes again and Jourdain tries to shoot a lot of power shots in a fight that he’s losing. Regardless, Wood closes the distance and the fight gets over. This round’s a good 10-9 for Wood
Official Results: Nathaniel Wood defeated Charles Jourdain via unanimous decision. (30-27 x2, 29-28)
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