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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza throws a shot to the body.
Woleman misses with a low kick.
Burza scores with a three punch combo!
Woleman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burza checks a leg kick.
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woleman throws a low kick but Burza avoids it.
Woleman throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.
Burza stuns Woleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burza scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Woleman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burza shoots in but no luck this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woleman throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
Woleman blocks a leg kick.
Woleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burza throws a series of punches but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burza pinned against the cage. Burza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woleman scores with a hook.
Burza misses with a few strikes there.
Burza swinging wildly here.
Woleman connects with a right hand. Burza shakes it off.
Burza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burza, right into the meat.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Woleman.
Nice takedown defense from Burza. No joy for Woleman on that attempt.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Woleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Woleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woleman as he jumps to the side.
Burza slips a straight right by Woleman.
Burza walks into a stiff left hand from Woleman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Burza counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Woleman is looking to regain half guard here but Burza keeps moving and retains side control.
Burza wants to control but Woleman is keeping him busy.
Woleman manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Woleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woleman is looking to improve his position.
Burza trying to pass the guard but Woleman defending well.
Woleman trying to control from the bottom.
Burza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woleman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woleman is looking for a sweep. Burza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woleman keeps working.
Woleman is looking for a sweep. Burza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to free his trapped foot but Woleman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woleman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Burza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Burza's back!
Burza has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Woleman.
Woleman wants to control but Burza is keeping busy.
Woleman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Burza has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Woleman.
Burza staying busy and making it hard for Woleman to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woleman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woleman landing with strikes.
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 Mark Woleman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burza leaves Woleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woleman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burza scrambles back to his feet.
Burza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Woleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burza.
Burza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woleman.
Woleman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woleman misses with a low kick.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woleman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burza has time to react.
Woleman missing with a left hand there. Burza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Woleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Woleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
Woleman punching from mount but Burza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Burza tries to reverse the position but Woleman maintains control.
Woleman landing punches.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burza is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Woleman looking to ground and pound but Burza is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Woleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burza holds on, trying desperately to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woleman landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Woleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burza is working to get back to half guard.
Burza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Woleman cracks Burza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Woleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woleman landing strikes from the mount and Burza is in trouble!
Woleman looking to finish with strikes here!
Woleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burza's face.
Burza is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woleman lands a big elbow - Burza is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Burza is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Woleman!
Mark Woleman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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