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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Braida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braida comes to the ring accompanied by Here I am. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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176 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Braida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braida lands a jab to the nose.
Braida looks to throw the jab but Woodley is out of range.
Woodley loads up on a big right hand but Braida slips the punch.
Woodley lands with a nice combination. Braida backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Brian Braida has been cut.
Braida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Woodley but Woodley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braida fails with a takedown attempt.
Braida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Braida gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodley counters with a shoot takedown. Braida fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Braida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braida keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Braida is looking for a triangle but Woodley pushes his legs off easily.
Woodley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Braida is looking for a triangle here but Woodley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Braida wants to get back to full guard.
Braida actively working from the bottom here.
Woodley is looking to take a break and control but Braida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woodley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida working a defensive guard here.
Woodley passes Braida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Braida is not content to let Woodley control the position.
Braida wants to get back to full guard.
Braida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woodley pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woodley lands with a punch from half guard.
Woodley stalling away here and it's allowed Braida to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braida working for a triangle but Woodley defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Braida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woodley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Braida keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Braida wants to sweep here but Woodley controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woodley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braida is looking for a triangle here but Woodley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Braida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woodley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Woodley controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braida looking for a sweep but Woodley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Braida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Braida misses the jab.
Woodley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Woodley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woodley counters with a head kick. That will keep Braida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brian Braida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodley doesn't manage to clinch there - Braida circles away.
Braida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Woodley. No joy for Braida on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Braida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley gets a takedown into half guard.
Braida is trying to maintain the position but Woodley is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley working Braida over with strikes.
Woodley content to control rather than advance.
Woodley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braida keeps working.
Woodley not doing much here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woodley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Braida somewhat.
Woodley scores with a body shot.
Woodley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braida.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Braida.
A jab lands there for Braida.
Braida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Woodley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braida keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Woodley looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Woodley stacks Braida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Woodley!
Woodley controls the position.
Braida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Woodley crashes against the mat.
Braida tries to bench press Woodley off him but Woodley keeps the position.
Braida is working hard here to advance position.
Braida looking for a sweep but Woodley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Woodley wants to control the pace but Braida is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Braida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Woodley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Braida regains half guard.
Braida regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woodley trying to control but Braida is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Braida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Braida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woodley counters with a right hand to the body.
Braida throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Braida gets caught napping as Woodley dives in and scores a takedown. Braida manages to retain guard.
Braida keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Braida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woodley is aware though and is defending well.
Braida looking for a guillotine here but Woodley defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley passes Braida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley is taking a breather. Braida says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Braida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Braida gets full guard.
Braida trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Braida working for submissions but it's allowed Woodley to get to half guard.
Braida wants to get back to full guard.
Brian Braida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braida has a hand on Woodley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Woodley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Braida tries to reverse the position but Woodley maintains control.
Woodley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braida?
Braida is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woodley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyron Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Woodley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Woodley looking to control but Braida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Woodley with shots to the head and body - Braida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Braida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Woodley.
Braida is rocked!
Woodley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Braida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woodley trying to control but Braida is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Woodley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Woodley lands a big shot there that rocks Braida but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Woodley controlling the pace for now.
Woodley wants to control the pace but Braida is squirming around nicely.
Braida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Woodley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyron Woodley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Braida is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyron Woodley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woodley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Woodley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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