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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu comes into the arena with Demigod-Mindmasher blaring out of the sound system. Zhu Fangyu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley misses with a double jab
and Fangyu counters by clinching up.
Fangyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woodley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Woodley can't break the clinch.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Woodley tries to work over Fangyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woodley lands a nice uppercut.
Fangyu gets through Woodley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Woodley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Woodley.
Fangyu wants to stall.
Woodley's coach down at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 48 cap] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Woodley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Woodley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woodley up against the cage.
Woodley wants to break free but Fangyu has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley tries for a takedown but Fangyu manages to get underhooks.
Fangyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woodley tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Woodley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fangyu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fangyu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fangyu stops a takedown attempt from Woodley.
Zhu Fangyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
Fangyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woodley backwards.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu looking to slow down the pace here.
Woodley is trying to force a seperation but Fangyu has the dominant position.
Woodley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woodley misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woodley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fangyu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woodley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fangyu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fangyu tries to clinch but Woodley moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fangyu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Woodley misses.
Zhu Fangyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fangyu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fangyu, right into the meat.
Woodley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fangyu lands with an uppercut that bounces Woodley off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a hook.
Fangyu darts in and clinches Woodley up against the cage.
Woodley tries to circle away but Fangyu has him pinned against the cage.
Fangyu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Woodley blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woodley looking to slow down the pace here.
Woodley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fangyu's elbow.
Woodley blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fangyu.
Woodley blocking some punches.
Woodley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fangyu's elbow.
Fangyu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woodley is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woodley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu just leaning against Woodley, taking a breather.
Fangyu blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu keeps control of Woodley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woodley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fangyu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woodley swings wildly with an uppercut but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley tries to break the clinch but Fangyu is controlling the position.
Fangyu slowing the pace effectively.
Woodley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Fangyu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fangyu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Fangyu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woodley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fangyu is fending him off so far but Woodley persists. Nope, Fangyu circles away and we're back to standing.
Woodley lands with a nice body punch.
Fangyu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woodley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fangyu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Woodley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fangyu's guard.
Woodley trying to control but Fangyu is working from the bottom.
Woodley controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fangyu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fangyu keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyron Woodley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Woodley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fangyu.
Fangyu rushes Woodley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woodley being controlled against the cage.
Woodley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fangyu prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Fangyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Fangyu.
A short left from Fangyu.
Fangyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woodley trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Woodley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fangyu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zhu Fangyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
Woodley is stalling here.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woodley trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Woodley has Fangyu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fangyu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fangyu avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woodley misses with a punch to the body.
Woodley stalling in the clinch but Fangyu improves position.
A short right from Fangyu on the inside.
Woodley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fangyu has him pressed against the cage.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fangyu is working Woodley over against the cage.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woodley is breathing heavily.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Woodley.
Fangyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fangyu lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fangyu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley wants a takedown.
Fangyu lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Fangyu.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with the head strike.
Fangyu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woodley up against the cage.
Fangyu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fangyu is pressed up against the cage. Woodley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fangyu down to the mat. Fangyu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fangyu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woodley. Woodley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woodley is rocked!
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fangyu scores with a jab to the head.
Woodley is still on wobbly legs! Can Fangyu finish him?
Tyron Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fangyu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fangyu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woodley somewhat.
Fangyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Woodley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Woodley seems to have recovered his senses.
A lazy left from Fangyu finds it's target.
Fangyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodley.
Woodley swinging wildly here.
Fangyu connects with a crisp jab.
Woodley throws a nice looking combination but Fangyu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fangyu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
Fangyu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fangyu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fangyu. Woodley shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fangyu tries to clinch up.
Fangyu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhu Fangyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodley throws a poor cross that misses
and Fangyu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woodley's knee momentarily.
Fangyu lands a left and a right that send Woodley crashing to the mat, dazed. Fangyu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fangyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodley can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodley misses with a straight left.
Woodley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fangyu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fangyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Woodley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fangyu counters with a good low kick that Woodley was not able to check.
Tyron Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fangyu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fangyu is looking to stand up but Woodley isn't so interested in that idea.
Woodley is fighting to break Fangyu's control of his arms but Fangyu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woodley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fangyu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working some strikes from top position.
Fangyu looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zhu Fangyu just wasn't active enough.
Fangyu slaps away a takedown attempt from Woodley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woodley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fangyu circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fangyu, right into the meat.
Woodley blocks a head kick by Fangyu.
Fangyu scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a straight left.
Woodley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fangyu defends it nicely.
Zhu Fangyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
Fangyu with a nice cross.
Woodley misses with an uppercut. Fangyu saw that one coming.
Woodley misses with a two punch combination.
Fangyu avoids the body shot from Woodley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woodley shoots in and drives through. Fangyu sprawls well.
A shot to the body from Woodley misses
and Fangyu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fangyu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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