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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imbula might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ~Apache~. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula throws a lazy right hand but Woodley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imbula looks for the body kick but Woodley saw that one coming.
Tyron Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Imbula.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodley.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Woodley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Imbula slips under a jab from Woodley.
Woodley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Imbula gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imbula working a defensive guard here.
Woodley stands up over Imbula, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodley scoring with some ground and pound.
Imbula looking to control.
Woodley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Woodley lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woodley is in close to Imbula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Imbula working a defensive guard here.
Woodley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woodley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Woodley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woodley landing some decent shots from guard.
Imbula is rocked!
Woodley is fighting to break Imbula's control of his arms but Imbula is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oh Imbula is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley is looking to work some ground and pound but Imbula has wrist control.
Imbula seems to have got his legs back now.
Woodley landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Imbula working for a triangle but Woodley defends it easily.
Imbula wants to sweep here but Woodley controlling him for the moment.
Woodley landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Imbula's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Imbula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woodley.
Woodley chips away with some ground and pound.
Imbula is controlling Woodley's posture.
Imbula is looking for a triangle but Woodley pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Imbula is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woodley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
Woodley scoring with some ground and pound.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
Woodley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Woodley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woodley is looking to work some ground and pound but Imbula has wrist control.
Imbula has his feet on Woodley's thighs here. He's pushed Woodley off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Woodley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cheik Imbula!
After winning the bout, Cheik Imbula thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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