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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 4457 p4p, 521 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 4987 p4p, 567 weight class). Kenardly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Strokin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Woodley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenardly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Kenardly's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenardly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woodley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woodley throws a wild body kick that Kenardly sees coming a mile off.
Kenardly misses with a hook. Woodley ducked under it nicely.
Woodley scores with a nice right hand.
Kenardly tests Woodley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woodley jabs at Kenardly's body.
Woodley scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenardly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodley.
Woodley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenardly as he avoids it easily.
Kenardly scores with a punch to the head.
Kenardly cracks Woodley with an open hand slap.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenardly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woodley is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly motions for Woodley to come forward. Kenardly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenardly misses with a straight left.
Woodley slips a jab from Kenardly.
Good work by Kenardly as he checks the leg kick.
Woodley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenardly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woodley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenardly throws a looping overhand right but Woodley ducks down to avoid it.
Woodley lands a slapping body shot.
Kenardly lands with a cross.
Woodley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woodley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Lars Kenardly has been cut.
Kenardly misses with a low kick.
Woodley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenardly.
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 big left from Kenardly misses.
Kenardly throws the left hand but Woodley avoids the punch easily.
Woodley is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woodley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Kenardly.
Woodley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenardly rushes Woodley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woodley breaks the clinch.
Kenardly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenardly feinted with a counter takedown.
Kenardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woodley lands a body shot.
Woodley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenardly takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Kenardly's head but Kenardly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woodley tries to land a front kick but Kenardly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenardly is looking for a counter combo.
Kenardly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woodley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kenardly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woodley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Woodley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenardly.
Kenardly tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Woodley manages to circle out of the way.
Woodley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Kenardly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenardly lands a jab to the nose.
Woodley ducks under a wild hook from Kenardly.
Kenardly throws a hook to the side of Woodley's head but Woodley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lars Kenardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woodley.
Woodley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenardly scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenardly sizes up Woodley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woodley is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenardly finish him?
Woodley scores with a nice right hand.
Woodley seems to have recovered his senses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woodley - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly moves into the clinch.
Woodley misses with some punches.
Woodley misses with a knee to the head.
Woodley being controlled against the cage.
Kenardly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woodley tries to throw a body punch but Kenardly avoids it by throwing Woodley back against the cage.
Woodley misses with a body punch.
Kenardly trying to land knees to the body.
Woodley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley breaks from the clinch.
Woodley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Woodley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woodley tests Kenardly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lars Kenardly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lars Kenardly's cut.
That's time! Kenardly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley throws a wild body kick that Kenardly sees coming a mile off.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenardly.
Kenardly has Woodley up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Kenardly is predictable there
and Woodley counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kenardly takes a step back to recover.
Woodley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodley.
Kenardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenardly misses with a straight left.
Woodley needs to keep his hands up - Kenardly had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kenardly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenardly feints a jab promting Woodley to slip. Kenardly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Woodley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Woodley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Kenardly - just one landing.
Kenardly scores with a sloppy right hand. Woodley should have avoided that one.
Kenardly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kenardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woodley breaks from the clinch.
Kenardly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woodley, pushing him back against the cage.
Woodley missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenardly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley pushes off an throws an elbow but Kenardly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kenardly avoids the elbow strike from Woodley, against the cage.
Kenardly is trying to break the clinch but Woodley is controlling him.
Woodley stalling.
Lars Kenardly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Kenardly blocks the low kick.
Woodley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kenardly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenardly feinted with a counter takedown.
Woodley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenardly.
Woodley takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Kenardly.
Woodley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenardly.
Kenardly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woodley is out of range and Kenardly settles back down.
Woodley throws out a counter right but Kenardly avoids it with no problem.
Woodley looks for the body kick but Kenardly saw that one coming.
Woodley slips under a jab.
Kenardly throws a jab when Woodley was well out of range.
Woodley is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as Woodley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenardly doesn't seem phased though.
Woodley misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kenardly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Woodley - the referee stops the clock and Kenardly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Woodley. Kenardly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woodley tries to keep at a distance but Kenardly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kenardly managing to block the knees to the body from Woodley.
A left hand lands to the body for Kenardly.
Woodley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyron Woodley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenardly misses with an uppercut. Woodley saw that one coming.
Woodley swings widly with a right hand
and Kenardly counters with a stiff right hand.
Woodley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenardly.
Woodley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodley.
Woodley with a jab.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Kenardly moves out of range.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenardly avoids the head kick by Woodley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Kenardly.
Woodley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenardly with a hook.
Woodley lands a jab.
Woodley connects with a single shot there.
Kenardly has closed the distance and engaged Woodley in a clinch.
Woodley avoiding damage as Kenardly throws knees to the body.
Kenardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenardly darts in and clinches Woodley up against the cage.
Woodley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenardly misses with a punch to the body.
Woodley misses with a knee to the head.
Woodley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woodley stops a takedown attempt from Kenardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lars Kenardly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lars Kenardly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kenardly looks to land a right hand but Woodley moved out of range.
Kenardly blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Kenardly blocks the body kick.
Woodley connects with a leg kick. Kenardly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donk. Kenardly catches Woodley right on the button with a cross.
Kenardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Woodley thows a leg kick but Kenardly checks it
and Kenardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenardly connects with a crisp jab.
Kenardly wants to slow Woodley down by chopping away at his legs.
Woodley throws a counter combo.
Kenardly has Woodley up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenardly tries to throw a body punch but Woodley avoids it by throwing Kenardly back against the cage.
Kenardly lands a shoulder strike.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenardly misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Woodley.
Kenardly appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly clinches up against the cage.
Woodley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenardly.
Kenardly cracks Woodley with a nice body shot.
Woodley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenardly avoids it.
Woodley misses with a body punch.
Woodley tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenardly avoids the damage to the body.
Kenardly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenardly.
Woodley tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenardly avoids the damage to the body.
Kenardly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyron Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woodley misses with a two punch combination.
Woodley slips under a jab from Kenardly.
Kenardly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Kenardly catches Woodley right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenardly blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Kenardly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woodley throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kenardly crashing down! Kenardly tries to stagger back to his feet but Woodley just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kenardly asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Woodley!
Tyron Woodley gave a mention to MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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hype
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