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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Burn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burn manages to avoid it.
Burn misses with a double jab.
Gusano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burn tries a low kick but Gusano avoids it.
Burn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusano was well out of range. Poor timing from Burn.
Gusano throws a head kick but Burn moves out of range.
Burn blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Gusano coming out on top.
Burn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gusano eats them both and turns towards Burn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gusano throws a hook but Burn blocks it.
Jab from Gusano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burn misses the jab.
Gusano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gusano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Burn.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burn.
Burn throws a body kick that misses.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
Burn throws a right and a left that Gusano avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gusano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gusano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusano throws a hook to the side of Burn's head but Burn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Burn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gusano is just out of range.
Burn misses with a wild body shot.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Burn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano takes a swing at Burn's ribcage but misses.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burn manages to avoid it.
Burn avoids the head kick by Gusano.
Burn swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gusano.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick and Burn moves out of range easily.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burn.
Burn avoids the head kick by Gusano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gusano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gusano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burn.
Gusano throws a head kick but Burn moves out of range.
Gusano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gusano tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusano takes a swing at Burn's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Burn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lucas Gusano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burn misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Burn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
Gusano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burn.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Burn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burn.
Lucas Gusano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. Burn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burn swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Gusano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn 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.
Burn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gusano.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burn throws a series of punches but Gusano avoids them all with ease.
Gusano scores with a push kick.
Gusano throws a leg kick but Burn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Burn.
Axel Burn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gusano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lucas Gusano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano fakes the leg kick and cracks Burn in the body.
Gusano lands a jab to the head.
Burn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burn checks a leg kick.
Gusano blocks a head kick by Burn.
Gusano misses with a hook. Burn ducked under it nicely.
Burn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Burn does no damage.
Gusano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burn.
Gusano throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a push kick but Gusano slaps the foot to one side.
Gusano lands a body shot.
Burn throws a right hand that Gusano ducks under and follows up with a left that Gusano also avoids with ease.
Burn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusano.
Burn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gusano digs a good hook to Burn's body.
Gusano scores with a jab to the body.
Burn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Gusano misses
and Burn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gusano cracks Burn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn slips under a jab.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gusano.
Gusano misses with a head kick.
Gusano lands a head shot.
Burn slips under a jab from Gusano.
Burn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burn duly obliges.
Gusano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burn rather than just go for the knockout.
Gusano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burn momentarily.
Burn digs a good body shot into Gusano's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gusano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Burn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burn duly obliges.
A shot to the body from Burn misses
and Gusano counters with a big head kick but Burn shrugs it off.
Burn just misses with a punch to the body.
Burn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gusano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burn lands a really nice looking cross but Gusano seems unphased.
Gusano misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano dodges the punch combination from Burn.
Burn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gusano throws a shot from downtown. Burn moves away and avoids it.
Burn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burn misses with a series of wild punches.
Burn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gusano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burn throws a nice looking combination but Gusano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano is looking to slow Burn down with leg kicks.
Gusano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burn.
Burn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burn misses with a straight left.
Gusano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusano.
Gusano lands with an overhand left.
Gusano lands a high kick!
Gusano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Burn misses.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn misses with a body shot.
Burn avoids the head kick by Gusano.
Gusano thows a body shot but no joy.
Gusano connects with a high kick.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn misses with a series of wild punches.
Burn lands with a nice combination. Gusano backs away looking to recover.
Burn throws a right and a left that Gusano avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
Gusano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burn throws a combination that misses
and Gusano counters with a leg kick.
Gusano with a hook.
Burn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusano.
Burn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusano moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gusano scores with a nice body kick.
Gusano scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lucas Gusano just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gusano slips under a jab.
Burn moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burn.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick and Burn moves out of range easily.
Gusano thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Gusano misses.
Burn throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gusano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burn moves away.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gusano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burn swinging wildly here.
Gusano cracks the inside of Burn's front leg.
Gusano clobbers Burn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burn.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gusano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
Gusano avoids the body shot from Burn.
Burn throws a jab when Gusano was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burn blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Burn moves out of range of the body kick.
Gusano takes a swing at Burn's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Burn. Those never looked like landing.
Gusano misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Burn.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gusano.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gusano.
Gusano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burn.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burn moves away.
Burn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burn.
Gusano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A big right from Burn misses.
Gusano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gusano tries to land a leg kick but Burn saw it coming and moves away.
Gusano lands a nice shot that snaps Burn's head back.
Gusano throws a jab when Burn was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Burn. Those never looked like landing.
Burn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burn lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Axel Burn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gusano misses with a body kick.
Burn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gusano misses with the body kick
and Gusano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burn moves out of range of the strikes.
Burn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gusano throws a leg kick but Burn checks it.
Burn throws a body punch but Gusano moves out of range.
Burn moves forwards but Gusano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gusano connects with a leg kick. Burn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano misses with a straight right.
Gusano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gusano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gusano checks a leg kick.
Burn swings for the body but Gusano moves out of range.
Burn misses with the combination.
Burn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gusano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gusano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burn finds it's way round the side to connect with Gusano's head.
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gusano throws a wild body kick that Burn sees coming a mile off.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn slips a jab from Gusano.
Gusano thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn swinging wildly here.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burn moves away.
Gusano just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burn will feel that in the morning.
Burn blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Gusano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burn lands a jab to the head.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but Burn is just out of range.
Gusano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gusano, as that shot connected.
Gusano misses with a wild body shot.
Burn blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Burn throws an overhand right that lands on Gusano's shoulder, as Gusano tries to avoid the shot.
Gusano throws a jab when Burn was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusano swings for the body but Burn moves out of range.
Gusano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusano is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burn ducks under a wild hook from Gusano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Gusano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gusano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Lucas Gusano!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Lucas Gusano!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Lucas Gusano!
Lucas Gusano wins by unanimous decision!
Lucas Gusano is the new lightweight champion!
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