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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glad Tihata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Melody-Rakim kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Glad Tihata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tihata can pounce on him.
Tihata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tihata.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Tihata circles away.
Tihata connects with a high kick.
Eugene Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tihata tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tihata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tihata.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Tihata from standing up.
Burns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tihata is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tihata decides to stand up.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tihata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Tihata.
Tihata could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
and Tihata counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Tihata throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tihata takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tihata.
Burns wants to break free but Tihata has control.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tihata wants a takedown.
Tihata lands a damaging elbow.
Tihata managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Tihata looking to slow down the pace here.
Tihata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Tihata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glad Tihata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tihata is breathing heavily.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tihata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tihata throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Tihata misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Burns
and Tihata counters with a big head kick but Burns shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with the body kick
so Tihata counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Tihata pushes his legs off easily.
Tihata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tihata keeps the fight on the outside.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns darts in trying to clinch
and Tihata counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a right and a left that Tihata avoids nicely.
Tihata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Tihata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Burns cracks Tihata with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burns has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tihata to stand back up!
Tihata is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Tihata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tihata seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Tihata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tihata wants to get back to his feet.
Tihata wants to get back to full guard but Burns has passed into side control.
Burns trying to control but Tihata is having none of it.
Tihata tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns lands a big elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tihata really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
Burns moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tihata has worked his arm free - good work by Tihata!
Tihata regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burns's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tihata lands with a few short shots to the body.
Tihata is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tihata trying to control but Burns postures up.
Burns prevents Tihata from standing back up.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Tihata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tihata tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tihata is looking to get back to full guard here but Burns has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tihata really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
Burns working for a submission but Tihata is keeping him at bay.
Burns working for a submission but Tihata is keeping him at bay.
Burns content just to control the position here.
Burns putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tihata is trying to escape the mount.
Burns lands a heavy elbow.
Burns with the ground and pound from mount.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tihata is working to get back to half guard.
Tihata is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tihata has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tihata!
Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glad Tihata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tihata.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Tihata counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Tihata to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Tihata, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Tihata against the ropes but Tihata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tihata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tihata is one step ahead there.
Burns throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tihata escapes and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tihata landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tihata decides to stand back up. Tihata steps back and let's Burns get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Tihata counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tihata counters with a shoot takedown. Burns fights it but they end up in guard.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tihata is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tihata passes into half guard.
Burns wants to improve his position but Tihata is controlling well.
Tihata tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burns controls his leg.
Tihata stalling away here and it's allowed Burns to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tihata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Tihata from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tihata is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Burns Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tihata's back instead.
Tihata defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Tihata stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tihata stands up and beckons Burns to his feet.
Tihata lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Tihata.
Glad Tihata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tihata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tihata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tihata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tihata checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tihata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tihata.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but Tihata moves away
and Tihata counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
and Tihata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tihata counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Tihata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tihata.
Glad Tihata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Burns.
Tihata pushing down on Burns's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burns wants to improve his position but Tihata is controlling well.
Burns manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tihata!
Tihata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns lands a nice shot to the head.
Tihata squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Burns jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tihata is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tihata and Burns has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Burns.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burns decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tihata to his feet.
Tihata throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tihata circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tihata counters with a head kick. That will keep Burns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Glad Tihata is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Tihata lands but Burns takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tihata.
Tihata closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tihata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tihata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Tihata.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tihata moves into the clinch successfully.
Tihata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns blocks a head kick by Tihata.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Tihata counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burns tries to clinch
and Tihata counters with a head kick.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Tihata counters with a head kick. That will keep Burns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tihata is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Tihata tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tihata crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage.
Tihata keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tihata tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tihata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tihata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Tihata counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tihata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Tihata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tihata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tihata lands with a slapping head kick.
Eugene Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tihata lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Glad Tihata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tihata 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Glad Tihata wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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pop
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