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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu.
Woods steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yu. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.
Yu misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Woods checks it well.
Woods has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yu - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yu. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woods takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Yu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Yu sets himself, and Woods steps forward looking for the clinch! Yu avoids it this time.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Yu throws a low kick but Woods moves out of range easily.
Yu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Yu misses with a body kick.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yu throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yu.
Yu throws a leg kick
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woods.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Yu.
Yu blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Woods.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu misses with a kick to the body.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods wants to counter with a clinch but Yu pushes him away.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Yu wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yu tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a head kick that half lands.
Yu is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
Yu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yu, right into the meat.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yu lands with a kick to the temple. Woods shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods checks a low kick from Yu.
Yu wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Yu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yu is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Yu settles back down.
Yu is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Woods blocks a leg kick.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Yu counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu connects with a leg kick. Woods looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yu scores with a kick to the body.
Yu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bai Yu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Yu throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Woods's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid body kick from Yu.
Bai Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu staying out of range there.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yu lands a glancing blow to the side of Woods's head.
Yu moves out of range as Woods strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu 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.
Woods wants to counter the offense by Yu and move into the clinch position.
Woods 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu. That's going to slow Woods down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Yu tenderised Woods's leg. Woods is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods tries to counter with a clinch but Yu shakes him off and moves away.
Yu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yu misses with a leg kick
and Woods counters with a left to the body.
Woods throws a hook but Yu avoids it easily.
Bai Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Yu throws a leg kick but Woods moved away.
Woods tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Yu throws a head kick that misses
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Woods's calf.
Yu throws a front kick aimed at Woods's knee but Woods avoids it well.
Yu throws a head kick that Woods semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods blocks the body kick.
Yu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu motions for Woods to come forward. Yu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yu. That's going to slow Woods down.
Yu tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Yu throws a right hand that misses
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Woods has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
Yu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Woods.
Bai Yu's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Yu misses
and Yu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu with a body shot.
Yu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu is rocked!
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Woods has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Woods counters with a big right hand! Oh Yu is in trouble here! Woods follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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