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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruoska has chosen Sympathy for the Devil as his entrance music. Mauri Ruoska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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161 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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178 cm
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169 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman fails to land the takedown.
Ruoska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruoska misses the target.
Ruoska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woleman is out of range.
Ruoska tries to move into range but Woleman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruoska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Woleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control but Ruoska is working from the bottom.
Woleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Woleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Woleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruoska counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruoska defending well as Woleman loads up on a big left hand.
Woleman dives in and scores a takedown into Ruoska's guard.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman wants to control from the top but Ruoska keeps moving.
Woleman is really struggling to control Ruoska but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruoska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woleman trying to control but Ruoska is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ruoska is trying to control the position but Woleman postures up.
Woleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woleman trying to move into half guard but instead Ruoska has managed to sweep!
Woleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska won't allow Woleman to sweep him here.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Woleman striking off his back but it's not causing Ruoska any problems.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Ruoska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruoska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruoska.
Ruoska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruoska postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruoska stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woleman pulls Ruoska in to control the position.
Woleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Woleman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman keeping full guard, as Ruoska tries to pass.
Woleman is pulling down on Ruoska's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruoska, at least for the moment.
Woleman scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruoska won't allow Woleman to sweep him here.
Woleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruoska's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruoska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman.
Woleman connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruoska looking to control.
Woleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Woleman scores with a punch to the head.
Woleman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruoska doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruoska has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woleman looks to land a combination but Ruoska avoids it well.
Woleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Woleman shoots in but Ruoska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Woleman throws a right and a left that Ruoska avoids nicely.
Ruoska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woleman swings for the body but Ruoska moves out of range.
Woleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruoska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruoska sprawls well. He's pushed Woleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woleman.
Good shot there by Ruoska.
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.
Ruoska throws an off balance right hand
and Woleman counters with a three punch combo that has Ruoska backing up. Ruoska nods at Woleman to acknowledge the strikes.
Woleman throws a body punch but Ruoska moves out of range.
Woleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruoska's head backwards.
Woleman throws a shot to the body.
Woleman is looking to wear down Ruoska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Woleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruoska which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woleman lands with a hook. Ruoska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruoska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruoska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman cracks a nice hook into Ruoska's ribs.
Woleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruoska slips under a jab.
Ruoska swings for the body but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Woleman as Ruoska shoots in.
Ruoska misses with a looping left.
Woleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruoska's waist but Ruoska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woleman off to one side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woleman.
Woleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruoska with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Woleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woleman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruoska slaps away a takedown attempt from Woleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruoska circles away quickly and effectively.
Woleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ruoska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
Ruoska trying to control but Woleman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman is looking to advance position but Ruoska won't allow it.
Mark Woleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruoska's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruoska's head.
Ruoska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruoska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woleman.
Woleman feints and as Ruoska raises his hands in defense, Woleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Woleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman postures up in Ruoska's guard and throws a big left but Ruoska blocks it.
Woleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruoska keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
Woleman landing with the ground and pound.
Mauri Ruoska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Woleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska keeping full guard, as Woleman tries to pass.
Woleman pushing down on Ruoska's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Woleman is keen to just control but Ruoska is a slippery customer.
Woleman trying to control the pace.
Woleman is looking to advance position but Ruoska won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Woleman lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woleman.
Nice straight punches there by Woleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woleman.
Woleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruoska can do to turn this around?
Ruoska misses with a left hand
and Woleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruoska throws a hook but Woleman avoids it easily.
Woleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruoska circles away.
A big left from Woleman misses.
Ruoska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruoska. Woleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ruoska!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Woleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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