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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
35
167 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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205 cm
39
161 lbs
33 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Woleman! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Compton defending well as Woleman loads up on a big left hand. Woleman walks into a jab. Compton throws a head kick but Woleman moves out of range.
Woleman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Woleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Woleman takes a step back to recover. Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Woleman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Woleman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Woleman dodges the punch combination from Compton.
Compton closes the distance but Woleman moves to the side and Woleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Compton is trying to stand back up but Woleman is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round. Woleman winds up and cracks Compton with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Compton's coaches at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position. Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Compton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Woleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Compton wants to get back to his feet. Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Woleman throwing shots but Compton is blocking nicely. Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Woleman throws a strike but Compton avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Woleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Compton wants to stand but Woleman is controlling the position. Woleman working some strikes from top position. Compton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Woleman throws a big elbow that misses. Compton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Woleman landing with the ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Woleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Woleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Woleman throws a big right hand that misses. Woleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Compton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Woleman lands a couple of decent looking shots. Woleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Woleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Woleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Compton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Woleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woleman throws a strike but Compton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Woleman is working an open guard so Compton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A cross from Woleman lands. Compton is looking to slow Woleman down with leg kicks. Woleman misses with an uppercut. Woleman avoids the head kick by Compton.
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Woleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Compton ducks under a wild hook from Woleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Compton clinches up against the cage. Woleman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Compton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A decent looking body kick lands there for Compton. Woleman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Compton defends well and Woleman ends up having to push Compton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Compton keeps control of Woleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Compton lands a body punch in the clinch. Woleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Compton walks away with a smile on his face. Woleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Bill Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Woleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woleman catches Compton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut. Woleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Compton quickly recovers to half guard.
Compton is rocked! Woleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Compton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman. Woleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Compton is looking to escape. Compton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman. Compton is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Woleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Woleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mark Woleman has got the better of the ground game so far. Woleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Woleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Compton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woleman.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Woleman not landing any meaningful shots this time. Woleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Compton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Woleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Compton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woleman scores with a couple of nice shots. Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Compton tries to kick Woleman off but Woleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Compton's head. Compton is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Compton taking some punishment here, with Woleman in his half guard. Woleman slips a nice elbow through Compton's hands, connecting with Compton's forehead. Oh Compton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Woleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. 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! Compton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Woleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Woleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Woleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Compton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Compton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woleman. Compton wants to stand but Woleman is controlling the position. Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Compton works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Compton seems to have got his legs back now. Woleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Compton works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Woleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Woleman postures up in Compton's guard and throws a big left but Compton blocks it. Woleman distracts Compton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Woleman lands a couple of elbows. Compton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woleman is controlling him. Woleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woleman scoring with some ground and pound. Woleman throwing strikes but missing. Woleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Woleman throws a big right hand that misses. Woleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Compton wriggles free and stands up. Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woleman. Compton throws a nice looking combination but Woleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Woleman circles away from the clinch attempt and Woleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Compton's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Compton wants to stand but Woleman is controlling the position. Woleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Woleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Compton is looking to stand up but Woleman isn't so interested in that idea. Compton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Compton wants to stand up but Woleman is controlling him. Woleman throwing strikes from guard but Compton blocks nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Compton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Woleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Compton defends it nicely. Compton throws a combination that misses and Woleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Compton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Compton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woleman. Bill Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman. Compton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woleman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Compton did well to prevent Woleman getting side control. Woleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Compton's head. Woleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Compton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Woleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Compton is trying to stand up here but Woleman is controlling him well. Woleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Compton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Compton is looking to escape. Woleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Woleman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Compton! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Woleman scoring with strikes but Compton is staying in there. 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 Compton's face.
Woleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Compton hang on? Woleman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Compton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Woleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Oooooh, big shot lands for Woleman! Compton is hurt baaadly! Woleman is firing away with more strikes - Compton is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Woleman! Mark Woleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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