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5th March 2017
06:15am GMT

Woodley displayed pure strength in his trapping of the challenger against the fence but Thompson worked to his feet and set about his earlier strategy of backing Woodley into the cage before the round ended with a stunning left hook from 'Wonderboy'.
A spinning wheel-kick from Thompson looked terrific but caused very little in the way of damage as the fact became clear that neither man felt comfortable in committing to attacks.
All of a sudden, we had round number five upon us.
The suggestion that a stoppage may be required if Woodley was to retain his title lit a fire under his ass at the beginning of the final round but the suggested takedown never presented itself.
Instead, it seemed like Thompson was set to point karate his way to the finish line before Woodley emptied his gas tank with 30 seconds remaining on the clock.
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Referee 'Big' John McCarthy was close to jumping in and waving off proceedings after 'Wonderboy' collapsed under the torquing power of Woodley but the challenger just about kept in the fight and, like they did on November 12, they nervously waited Bruce Buffer's reading of the scorecards.
48-47 Woodley
47-47
48-47 Woodley.
And still!
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