The well-matched duo spent much of the fight standing on each other’s toes, trading strikes in close, showcasing their Muay Thai and dirty boxing skills. Wood did well to mix in deft foot sweeps and trips in timely moments, grounding the French-Canadian periodically, only for the tandem to get back to their feet and get back to banging on each other.
After nearly two years on the sidelines and a career forged at bantamweight, Wood moved up a division last time out and has now earned consecutive victories, establishing himself as another talented ascending fighter in the 145-pound ranks. For Jourdain, he’s now dropped consecutive decisions in competitive, entertaining bouts, falling to 4-5-1 inside the Octagon.
This article was originally published by Ufc.com. Read the original article here.