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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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14 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd throws a right hand that Woodley ducks under and follows up with a left that Woodley also avoids with ease.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Woodley avoids the body shot from Todd.
It looked like Woodley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woodley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Woodley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Woodley misses with a wild combination.
Todd takes a swing at Woodley's ribcage but misses.
Todd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Woodley counters with a good, hard body kick but Todd shrugs it off.
Todd throws the left hand but Woodley avoids the punch easily.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Todd misses with a double jab
and Woodley counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Todd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Woodley trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woodley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woodley trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woodley.
Woodley trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
Woodley throwing strikes from guard but Todd blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodley jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Todd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woodley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Woodley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Todd throws a jab when Woodley was well out of range.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.
Todd throws a series of punches but Woodley avoids them all with ease.
Woodley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Woodley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Todd's guard.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Todd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woodley trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Woodley moved out of range.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Woodley trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Woodley trying to control the position but Todd is working away.
Woodley working the ground and pound from side control.
Woodley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Woodley.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Woodley counters with a shoot takedown. Todd fights it but they end up in guard.
Woodley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woodley looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woodley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Todd's guard.
Todd seems keen to control Woodley's posture.
Todd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woodley trying to hold on to Todd's head to control him but Todd postures up.
Todd throws a strike but Woodley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Todd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woodley trying to keep a closed guard but Todd is proving a slippery customer.
Todd is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodley has wrist control.
Todd postures up and lands a big shot to Woodley's brow.
Todd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woodley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todd can do to turn this around?
Woodley lands a decent shot there.
Woodley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Todd's guard.
Woodley won't allow Todd to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Todd working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woodley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woodley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woodley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Woodley uses his free foot to push down on Todd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Todd.
Woodley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Woodley 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.
Todd blocking the ground and pound.
Woodley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woodley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throws a wild left hand from mount and Todd manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Woodley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Todd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woodley.
Woodley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Woodley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Todd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woodley thowing shots but they're missing.
Woodley misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley dominated that second round.
That's time! Woodley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Todd swinging wildly here.
Woodley shoots in but Todd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Woodley.
Woodley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Todd sprawls and moves away.
Todd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woodley counters with a takedown into side control.
Woodley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Todd is avoiding damage well.
Woodley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Woodley is working Todd over with some ground and pound from side control.
Todd felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Woodley scores with punches from side control.
Todd regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woodley's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Woodley wants to pass the guard but Todd is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
Woodley is looking to advance position but Todd won't allow it.
Woodley misses with a head shot. Todd uses the momentum to regain guard.
Woodley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Todd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woodley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todd is keeping the position for now.
Woodley stops Todd from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Woodley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Woodley is trying to control. Todd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woodley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woodley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tyron Woodley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Woodley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Comanche Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woodley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Woodley controlling his opponent.
Woodley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Woodley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyron Woodley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throws some wild stikes that Todd manages to avoid easily.
Woodley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Woodley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Woodley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Todd is looking to escape.
Woodley controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woodley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woodley, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Woodley!
A victorious Tyron Woodley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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