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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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166 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burza misses with the combination.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Burza with that takedown attempt.
Burza lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burza wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown throws a series of punches but Burza avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a left hand
so Burza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to control the position but Burza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Burza wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Burza from controlling successfully.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Burza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown 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 is trying to stand back up.
Brown struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brown is landing with strikes. Burza can't take much more of this.
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.
Brown is riding his opponent, not letting Burza buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza is trying to break free.
Burza covering up well and avoiding damage.
I really don't envy Burza right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to control but Burza is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Burza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown raining down shots from the mount!
Brown cracks Burza with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
Brown controlling from mount.
Burza is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Brown throwing strikes here but Burza is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
Burza is trying to escape the mount.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burza is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Burza is a slippery customer.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Burza defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burza makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown cracks the inside of Burza's front leg.
Burza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burza throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Burza only half commits.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown thuds a left hand into Burza's body.
Burza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Brown tenderised Burza's leg. Burza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burza walks into a jab.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burza avoids a kick to the body.
Burza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Burza counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown digs a good body shot into Burza's ribs.
Burza misses with a low kick.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Burza's belly button to the back.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burza was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burza rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown takes a swing at Burza's ribcage but misses.
Burza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza wants to stand up but Brown is controlling the position.
Burza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burza wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown 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!
Brown misses with punches from the back.
Brown not allowing Burza to control his hands.
Tyson Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown struggling to keep hold of the position.
Brown scores with strikes from the back.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Burza manages to turn into his guard.
Burza postures up.
Brown has his hands on Burza's head, controlling the position.
Burza stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burza counters with a right hand to the body.
Burza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burza throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roman Burza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burza is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burza connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Burza moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burza stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Burza tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids the head kick by Burza.
Nice uppercut lands for Burza. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burza.
Burza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Burza is just out of range.
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Burza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Burza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Burza passes into half guard.
Burza winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burza postures up.
Burza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Burza gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burza gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burza!
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burza can't escape the position.
Burza is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burza tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burza wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
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!
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Burza is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Burza is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Burza defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Burza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burza avoids the body shot from Brown.
Burza fails with the takedown.
Burza ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown digs a good body shot into Burza's ribs.
Tyson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Burza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza can't do much from the bottom here.
Burza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burza tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown prevents Burza from standing back up.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Burza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Brown can't escape the position.
Burza avoiding Brown 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries to get the hooks in deep but Brown pushed the leg off.
Brown looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Burza working for the choke.
Burza doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Burza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown wants to control from the top but Burza keeps moving.
Burza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Roman Burza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brown throws the left hand but Burza avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Burza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Burza advances to half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Burza is controlling well.
Burza tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brown controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tyson Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burza.
Burza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Burza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hook but Burza avoids it easily.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Burza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burza checks a leg kick.
Burza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick but Burza moved away.
A big left from Brown misses.
Burza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Burza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burza counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Burza or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Burza blocks the body kick.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown wants to control from the top but Burza keeps moving.
Roman Burza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Burza to get back to his feet.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Burza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Burza!
Burza wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Burza landing some decent shots from guard.
Burza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burza is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Brown.
Burza scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Burza saw it coming and moves away.
Burza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
Tyson Brown is the new lightweight champion!
Tyson Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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