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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Brown told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burns regains guard immediately.
Burns is controlling Brown's posture.
Burns trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Burns tries to improve position but can't.
Burns is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Burns defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns trying to control but Brown postures up.
Burns preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Burns moves into full guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Burns looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kris Burns.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown working away.
Burns taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns prevents Brown from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Burns rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Burns!
Burns preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Brown.
Brown tries for a takedown but Burns circles away easily
and Burns counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Burns wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Burns puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.
Lee Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns not doing much here.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns trying to control from Brown's half guard. Brown has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Brown seems keen to control Burns's posture.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kris Burns.
Brown fails with the takedown
so Burns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Brown wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burns lands a nice short elbow.
Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kris Burns has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Kris Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Brown.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Burns landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Burns.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burns seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Burns 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!
Brown shoots and misses
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns drags the fight down to the ground.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Brown is looking to advance position but Burns has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Burns tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Burns is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Burns has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controlling his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Burns in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Burns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burns is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brown shrugs it off.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Burns landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Burns is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Burns has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Burns thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Burns wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Burns is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burns controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Burns!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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