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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prokopos's choice of entrance music: Deep River Blues - Doc Watson. Denny Prokopos has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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161 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman connects with a right hand. Prokopos shakes it off.
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Prokopos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woleman.
Woleman scores with a sloppy right hand. Prokopos should have avoided that one.
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.
Prokopos throws a right hand that Woleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Woleman also avoids with ease.
Prokopos takes a swing at Woleman's ribcage but misses.
Woleman lands a jab to the nose.
Woleman works Prokopos's body with a nice hook.
Woleman lands a really nice looking cross but Prokopos seems unphased.
Woleman scores with a nice head shot.
Prokopos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prokopos misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prokopos moves forwards but Woleman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prokopos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prokopos there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Prokopos.
Prokopos tries to land a front kick but Woleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woleman.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Prokopos or perhaps it was just good defense by Woleman which made him look bad.
Woleman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woleman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prokopos shoots for a takedown but Woleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prokopos lands a nice hook to Woleman's body. Woleman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woleman throws a leg kick but Prokopos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woleman lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Woleman.
Prokopos shoots in and drives through. Woleman sprawls well.
Mark Woleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Prokopos.
Prokopos misses with a series of wild punches.
Prokopos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Woleman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Prokopos.
An inside leg kick from Woleman misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Prokopos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woleman connects with a looping right hand.
Prokopos fails with the takedown.
Prokopos tries to sprawl but Woleman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Woleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Woleman is keen to just control but Prokopos is a slippery customer.
Prokopos is looking to improve his position.
Prokopos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Woleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woleman is working away from the top position though.
Woleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prokopos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woleman is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prokopos ducks under a wild hook from Woleman.
Prokopos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woleman slips a jab and a cross from Prokopos.
Woleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prokopos.
Woleman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woleman moves away.
Woleman misses with a double jab.
Woleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Prokopos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Woleman finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Woleman misses the target.
Woleman works Prokopos's body with a nice hook.
Prokopos takes one to the side of the head.
Woleman cracks Prokopos with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Nice shot lands for Woleman.
Woleman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Prokopos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Woleman is in Prokopos's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Prokopos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prokopos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Woleman catches Prokopos right on the button with a cross.
Woleman shoots in for a takedown but Prokopos shows good takedown defense.
Woleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prokopos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prokopos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Woleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Prokopos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woleman blocks a jab.
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Woleman but Woleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prokopos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woleman.
Prokopos walks into a straight right hand from Woleman.
Woleman looks to land a right hand but Prokopos moved out of range.
Prokopos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prokopos misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos swinging wildly here.
Woleman throws the left hand but Prokopos avoids the punch easily.
Prokopos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woleman pinned against the cage. Woleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woleman swings for the body but Prokopos moves out of range.
Prokopos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prokopos misses with a series of wild punches.
Woleman connects with the punch.
Prokopos takes one to the chin there.
Woleman cracks Prokopos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is trying to escape the mount.
Prokopos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Woleman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Woleman wants to control but Prokopos is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woleman is controlling an arm, preventing Prokopos from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Woleman is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Woleman tries to hold on but Prokopos pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Woleman is looking to escape.
Prokopos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Prokopos prevents Woleman from getting the reversal.
Prokopos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Woleman is holding on tight.
Woleman tries to improve his position but instead Prokopos has taken his back!
Woleman trying to control the action but Prokopos just sinks the hooks in.
Woleman manages to escape to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Woleman misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prokopos.
Mark Woleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Prokopos.
Woleman scores with a punch to the head.
Woleman works the jab nicely.
Prokopos needs to keep his hands up - Woleman had a free shot at his head there.
Woleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prokopos on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woleman jabs at Prokopos's body.
Woleman misses with a wild body shot.
Prokopos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prokopos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prokopos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prokopos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Woleman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Woleman thuds his right hand into Prokopos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woleman lands with a shot to the body.
Woleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prokopos swivels and escapes.
Woleman lands with a straight right. Prokopos didn't see that one coming.
Prokopos looks to land a combination but Woleman avoids it well.
Woleman lands with a good body shot.
Woleman stuffs the takedown.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Prokopos avoids them all with ease.
Prokopos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prokopos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Woleman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prokopos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woleman throws a nice looking combination but Prokopos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prokopos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woleman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos throws a shot from downtown. Woleman moves away and avoids it.
Prokopos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woleman is trying to defend but Prokopos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Prokopos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woleman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokopos avoids the attempt from Woleman to control.
Prokopos wants to take his opponent's back but Woleman doesn't allow it.
Prokopos avoids the attempt from Woleman to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prokopos is trying to take his opponent's back.
Woleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Prokopos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prokopos throwing strikes here but Woleman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Woleman is squirming around, avoiding Prokopos's attempts to control the action.
Prokopos avoids the attempt from Woleman to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Woleman wants to control but Prokopos is having none of it.
Prokopos tries to control but Woleman wriggling away.
Woleman tries to hold on but Prokopos postures up.
Woleman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos has control of Woleman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Woleman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Woleman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Prokopos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Denny Prokopos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Prokopos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mark Woleman!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mark Woleman!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Mark Woleman!
Mark Woleman wins by unanimous decision!
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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