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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music. Mark Woleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
37 - 16 - 1 |
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212 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Woleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman throws a body punch but Jorge moves out of range.
Woleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Woleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Woleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Woleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorge moves into range and clinches up with Woleman.
Woleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jorge works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jorge working some strikes from top position.
Woleman wants to sweep here but Jorge controlling him for the moment.
Woleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorge.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jorge has passed into side control.
Woleman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jorge easily slips into full mount!
Woleman is squirming around, avoiding Jorge's attempts to control the action.
Jorge lands a couple of good shots and Woleman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Woleman just trying to survive but Jorge is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge keeps control of the position as Woleman tries to break free.
Jorge looking to hold on to the position here but Woleman rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Woleman is trying to control the position but Jorge postures up.
Jorge throws a big elbow that misses.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Jorge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woleman is pulling down on Jorge's head to control his posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jorge working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Woleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is working Woleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jorge trying to control but Woleman is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jorge throwing strikes from guard but Woleman blocks nicely.
Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman thows a huge punch but Jorge dodges it nicely.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorge's head.
Woleman wants to control but Jorge is keeping him busy.
Woleman wants to free his trapped foot but Jorge is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jorge is looking to improve his position.
Jorge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woleman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Jorge dominated that round.
That's time! Woleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorge takes a swing at Woleman's ribcage but misses.
Jorge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch but Woleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woleman misses with a combination
and Jorge counters by clinching up.
Woleman tries to throw a body punch but Jorge avoids it by throwing Woleman back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woleman is pushing Jorge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Woleman wants a takedown.
Woleman is looking to control Jorge's arms but Jorge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Woleman has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman has a couple of punches blocked by Jorge.
Woleman throws a punch but it's blocked by Jorge.
Woleman can't break the clinch.
Woleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Woleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jorge gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Woleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorge looks to land a strike but Woleman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Woleman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
Jorge wants to sweep here but Woleman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge wants to control but Woleman passes easily into half guard.
Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorge is positioning himself well to prevent Woleman advancing to mount.
Jorge misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Woleman throwing shots but Jorge is blocking nicely.
Woleman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jorge sees it coming and defends easily.
Woleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jorge's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woleman tries to pass to full mount but Jorge defends it.
Tiago Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorge lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Jorge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Woleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jorge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woleman, pushing him back against the cage.
Woleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Woleman wants to take the fight to the mat but Jorge manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Woleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge pulls Woleman into guard.
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.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jorge avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Jorge moves in looking to clinch but Woleman pushes him off.
Woleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jorge on his heels. He'll look to pass Jorge's guard now, I'm sure.
Woleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jorge wants to sweep but no luck.
Woleman looking to sit in guard and control but Jorge gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jorge passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorge lands with a punch from half guard.
Jorge is trying to control. Woleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jorge stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman tries to roll over but Jorge keeps him under control.
Jorge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jorge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woleman's head.
Jorge is trying to control. Woleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woleman is looking to improve his position.
Jorge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ground and pound from Jorge.
Jorge wants to take a breather but Woleman is having none of it.
Woleman is looking to control Jorge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woleman avoid being mounted?
Jorge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Woleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Woleman is avoiding it.
Mark Woleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woleman swings for the body but Jorge moves out of range.
Woleman throws a shot from downtown. Jorge moves away and avoids it.
Jorge has a takedown stuffed.
Jorge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woleman is looking to wear down Jorge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woleman. Jorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman misses the shot to the body.
Woleman throws a series of punches but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge gets a takedown into half guard.
Woleman tries to roll over but Jorge keeps him under control.
Woleman is not content to let Jorge control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman is looking for a sweep. Jorge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jorge misses with a head shot. Woleman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Woleman keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiago Jorge.
I think Jorge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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