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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Bundy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Balls . 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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170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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162 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bud Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burza moves out of range of the strikes.
Burza needs to keep his hands up - Bundy had a free shot at his head there.
Bundy misses with an uppercut
and Burza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burza. Burza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burza thumps Bundy with a low kick.
Burza misses with a few strikes there.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundy throws out the jab.
Burza misses with a body shot.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Bundy misses with an uppercut.
Burza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bundy swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Burza swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burza.
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!
Bundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Burza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bundy's guard now.
Bundy wants to stand up but Burza is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bundy holds on and takes a little breather.
Burza trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Burza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bundy wants to get back to his feet but Burza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Bundy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burza manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza wants to stand but Bundy is controlling the position.
Bundy stands up and waves to Burza to follow him.
Burza lands a jab to Bundy's midsection.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burza.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
Burza misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundy.
Burza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Burza dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
A jab from Burza misses.
Bundy misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burza.
Burza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bundy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bundy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burza cracks Bundy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bundy tries to hold on but Burza postures up.
Bundy can't escape the position.
Burza working Bundy over with strikes here.
Burza content just to control the position here.
Bundy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy is working to get back to half guard.
Burza is working for a guillotine from mount but Bundy frees his head quite easily.
Burza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bundy tries to hold on but Burza pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy wants to get back to his feet.
Burza looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burza walks into a stiff left hand from Bundy.
Sloppy strikes from Bundy. Those never looked like landing.
Bundy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bundy throws an off balance right hand
and Burza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bundy won't be happy with that.
Burza tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bundy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bundy is working to get back to half guard.
Burza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burza controlling from mount.
Bundy wants to control but Burza is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burza scoring with strikes but Bundy is staying in there.
Bundy is working to get back to half guard.
Bundy is bucking up trying to escape but Burza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burza wants to control but instead Bundy manages to regain half guard.
Burza is looking to advance position but Bundy won't allow it.
Bundy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burza is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bundy tries to get to full guard but Burza has control of the leg.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bundy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bundy is trying to stand up here but Burza is controlling him well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza is pressing down on Bundy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bundy is holding on for now.
Burza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bundy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bundy is trying to stand up here but Burza is controlling him well.
Burza wants to take a breather but Bundy is having none of it.
Burza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roman Burza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Burza.
Burza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bundy.
Burza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundy throws out the jab.
Burza fails to land the takedown.
Bundy throws a shot from downtown. Burza moves away and avoids it.
Bundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bundy throws a right hand that misses
and Burza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burza swinging wildly here.
Bundy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bundy duly obliges.
Burza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bundy sprawls well initially but Burza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy has hold of Burza's hands but Burza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bundy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
Burza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burza wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
Bundy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Burza stacks Bundy 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 Burza!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy is trying to escape the position but Burza is controlling the position.
Bundy is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bundy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bundy throws a right and a left that Burza avoids nicely.
Bundy gets caught flat footed, as Burza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burza trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Burza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bundy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bundy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bundy scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bundy throws a lazy right hand but Burza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bundy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza works to advance to full mount. Bundy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Burza wants to control the pace but Bundy is squirming around nicely.
Bundy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bundy is looking to escape.
Burza wants to take a breather but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy pushes Burza off looking to stand but Burza dives back in and keeps control.
Bundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bundy actively working from the bottom here.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Bundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza lands with a punch from half guard.
Burza trying to control the pace.
Bundy looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Burza pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bundy is looking to escape.
Burza landing strikes from the mount and Bundy is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bundy hang on?
Bundy regains half guard.
Bundy tries to kick Burza off but Burza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bundy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burza is trying to control. Bundy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bundy is in trouble now - Burza has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is looking to get to half guard.
Bud Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Bundy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bundy is rocked!
Burza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bundy looks a forlorn figure.
Bundy is still in real trouble! Can Burza finish him?
Burza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bundy is looking to escape.
Burza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burza tries to control but Bundy wriggling away.
Burza working Bundy over with strikes here.
Bundy working to try and regain half guard.
Bundy is in a horrible position here. Burza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bundy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Burza celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Burza!
In his post fight interview, Roman Burza started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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