<! mediaid=3452818 Jeff Chiu, AP: img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="" alt="Tyron Woodley knocks out Andre Galvao at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2." />One of the best prospects in mixed martial arts got one of his best victories on Saturday night in San Jose, as former NCAA All-American wrestler Tyron Woodley dominated Andre Galvao, winning an easy first-round TKO victory.
Galvao went for an early takedown in the first round but Woodley made him pay for it, sprawling to avoid going down and landing several punches to the side of Galvao's head. That's pretty much all the fight consisted of: Galvao shooting for takedowns, Woodley hurting him with punches, and Galvao being unable to do anything about it until referee Josh Rosenthal stepped in and stopped it.
Galvao is a seven-time Brazilian jiu jitsu world champion, but there's no way to sugarcoat his performance on Saturday night: He was absolutely terrible and brought nothing into the cage. His MMA record falls to 5-2, and despite his great grappling credentials, it's hard to see why any MMA fans would want to see him again.
Woodley, a former NCAA All-American wrestler at Missouri, improves his record to 9-0. Every MMA fan should want to see him again, and Woodley said he wants to fight for the Strikeforce welterweight belt in his next fight.
"It feels awesome," Woodley said afterward. "I think I should be up next."
Galvao went for an early takedown in the first round but Woodley made him pay for it, sprawling to avoid going down and landing several punches to the side of Galvao's head. That's pretty much all the fight consisted of: Galvao shooting for takedowns, Woodley hurting him with punches, and Galvao being unable to do anything about it until referee Josh Rosenthal stepped in and stopped it.
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Galvao is a seven-time Brazilian jiu jitsu world champion, but there's no way to sugarcoat his performance on Saturday night: He was absolutely terrible and brought nothing into the cage. His MMA record falls to 5-2, and despite his great grappling credentials, it's hard to see why any MMA fans would want to see him again.
Woodley, a former NCAA All-American wrestler at Missouri, improves his record to 9-0. Every MMA fan should want to see him again, and Woodley said he wants to fight for the Strikeforce welterweight belt in his next fight.
"It feels awesome," Woodley said afterward. "I think I should be up next."
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