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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evaristus Cookescommons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cookescommons's entrance music is Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evaristus Cookescommons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burkina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burkina clinches up with Cookescommons and pushes him back against the cage.
Cookescommons wants a takedown but no success here.
Burkina is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cookescommons can't fight it off and eventually Burkina manages to take the fight to the floor. Cookescommons looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burkina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cookescommons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burkina throws a big elbow that misses.
Burkina got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cookescommons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burkina has managed to get both his arms back between Cookescommons's legs - danger averted.
Burkina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cookescommons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burkina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burkina is working Cookescommons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burkina wants to pass the guard but Cookescommons is keeping the position.
Burkina keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cookescommons's head.
Burkina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burkina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burkina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burkina working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cookescommons's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cookescommons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cookescommons on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cookescommons tries to get out of the position.
Burkina stands up over Cookescommons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burkina throws a strike but Cookescommons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burkina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cookescommons manages to get himself to full guard.
Cookescommons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina distracts Cookescommons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burkina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkina landing with the ground and pound.
Burkina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burkina throwing strikes but missing.
Cookescommons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burkina on the ground.
Cookescommons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burkina doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burkina manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burkina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cookescommons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burkina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burkina distracts Cookescommons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burkina throws a strike but Cookescommons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burkina working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burkina is looking to stand up but Cookescommons isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Burkina dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cookescommons gets caught flat footed, as Burkina shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burkina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burkina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burkina throwing strikes from guard but Cookescommons blocks nicely.
Burkina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burkina scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burkina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burkina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookescommons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burkina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burkina postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burkina is looking to work some ground and pound but Cookescommons has wrist control.
Burkina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burkina scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burkina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burkina lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burkina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burkina working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cookescommons's head.
Cookescommons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkina throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burkina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burkina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cookescommons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burkina forces his way into half guard.
Burkina working over Cookescommons with some ground and pound. Cookescommons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cookescommons has hold of Burkina's hands but Burkina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burkina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Burkina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina slips a nice elbow through Cookescommons's hands, connecting with Cookescommons's forehead.
Burkina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burkina is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burkina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cookescommons's head.
Nice strikes from Burkina there.
Burkina is nestled in close to Cookescommons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burkina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cookescommons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burkina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cookescommons with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burkina takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burkina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burkina working over Cookescommons with some ground and pound. Cookescommons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burkina winds up and cracks Cookescommons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burkina winds up and cracks Cookescommons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burkina working Cookescommons over with strikes.
Burkina winds up and cracks Cookescommons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Burkina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burkina drives through with a takedown into Cookescommons's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burkina landing with the ground and pound.
Cookescommons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cookescommons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burkina got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cookescommons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burkina has managed to get both his arms back between Cookescommons's legs - danger averted.
Burkina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burkina landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Cookescommons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burkina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookescommons has momentary wrist control but Burkina slips an elbow through the middle.
Burkina throwing strikes from guard but Cookescommons blocks nicely.
Burkina scoring with some ground and pound.
Burkina with a nice head shot there.
Burkina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burkina missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burkina distracts Cookescommons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burkina scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cookescommons has momentary wrist control but Burkina slips an elbow through the middle.
Burkina throws a big right hand that misses.
Cookescommons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burkina throwing strikes but missing.
Burkina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burkina lands a couple of elbows.
Burkina landing with the ground and pound.
Burkina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina stands and throws Cookescommons's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burkina working the ground and pound from side control.
Burkina landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cookescommons is rocked!
Burkina cracks Cookescommons with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Cookescommons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burkina working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cookescommons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burkina connects with a decent elbow.
Burkina lands a strong strike to the head of Cookescommons. That's dazed him! Burkina looking to finish here. Cookescommons is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Burkina lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamison Burkina!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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