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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Burkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (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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181 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamison Burkina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burkina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solomon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Burkina as he checks the leg kick.
Solomon slips a straight right by Burkina.
Solomon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burkina misses with a left hand
and Solomon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Solomon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burkina throws a hook but Solomon blocks it.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Burkina.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burkina.
A leg kick checked by Burkina.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Burkina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burkina looks to land a right hand but Solomon moved out of range.
Burkina looks to land a right hand but Solomon moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina catches Solomon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Dick Solomon has been cut.
Solomon has closed the distance and engaged Burkina in a clinch.
Burkina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Solomon backwards.
Burkina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solomon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solomon throws a leg kick
and Burkina counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Solomon trying to keep a closed guard but Burkina is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon is controlling Burkina's posture.
Burkina advances to half guard.
Solomon is trying to stand.
Burkina throwing shots but Solomon is blocking nicely.
Burkina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solomon defending well though.
Solomon wants to control but Burkina is keeping busy.
Burkina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burkina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Solomon is looking to escape.
Burkina has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burkina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solomon's head.
Solomon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burkina.
Burkina is pressing down on Solomon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Solomon is holding on for now.
Solomon trying to control from the bottom.
Solomon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Solomon wants to improve his position but Burkina is controlling well.
Burkina wants to pass to mount but Solomon is defending the position.
Solomon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkina stops Solomon from getting back to his feet.
Solomon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burkina is thwarting Solomon's attempts to control the position.
Burkina tries to pass to full mount but Solomon defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burkina is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Solomon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burkina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burkina thows a huge punch but Solomon dodges it nicely.
Burkina throwing shots but Solomon is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to roll over but Burkina keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solomon's head.
Burkina thows a huge punch but Solomon dodges it nicely.
Burkina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been hearing that Burkina has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Solomon wants to get back to his feet.
Solomon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burkina.
Burkina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Solomon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burkina.
Solomon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burkina.
Burkina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burkina working Solomon over with strikes.
Solomon tries to get to full guard but Burkina has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burkina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burkina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solomon defending well though.
Solomon tries to roll over but Burkina keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison Burkina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Solomon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Solomon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon throws a body punch but Burkina moves out of range.
Burkina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solomon.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solomon connects with a body shot.
Solomon slips a jab and a cross from Burkina.
Burkina misses with a hook
and Solomon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burkina misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Burkina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkina fails with the takedown.
Burkina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solomon on the side of the head.
Burkina wants to clinch up but Solomon keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Solomon, as that shot connected.
Burkina looks to land a left hand but Solomon moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Burkina misses
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Burkina.
Burkina with a hook.
Solomon connects with a right hand. Burkina shakes it off.
Burkina misses with a straight right.
Burkina is looking to clinch.
Burkina misses with an uppercut.
Burkina dives in and grabs Solomon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Solomon pushes down on Burkina's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon looks to land a right hand but Burkina moved out of range.
Burkina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon lands with a nice combination. Burkina backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burkina clobbers Solomon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Solomon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burkina.
Burkina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burkina looks to land a combination but Solomon avoids it well.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Burkina throws a shot from downtown. Solomon moves away and avoids it.
Solomon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Solomon wants to slow Burkina down by chopping away at his legs.
Burkina tries to close the distance and clinch but Solomon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jamison Burkina is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Burkina coming out on top.
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burkina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Burkina.
Burkina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Solomon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burkina circles away quickly and effectively.
Solomon rushes Burkina and presses him up against the cage.
Burkina misses with some punches.
Burkina breaks from the clinch.
Solomon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burkina throws out the jab.
Burkina throws an off balance right hand
and Solomon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Solomon misses.
Burkina misses with a lunging right hand
and Solomon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solomon takes a swing at Burkina's ribcage but misses.
Burkina looks to land a right hand but Solomon moved out of range.
Burkina blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burkina backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burkina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burkina misses the jab.
Burkina misses with a body punch
and Solomon counters with a leg kick.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Burkina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burkina is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burkina feints a jab promting Solomon to slip. Burkina then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Solomon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Solomon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burkina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Burkina misses the target.
Burkina throws a jab but it's blocked by Solomon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamison Burkina will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Solomon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burkina missing with a left hand there. Solomon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solomon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burkina moves away.
Solomon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burkina manages to avoid it.
Solomon misses with a few strikes there.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burkina loads up on a big right hand but Solomon slips the punch.
Solomon dodges the punch combination from Burkina.
Solomon looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkina is just out of range.
A big left from Burkina misses.
A jab from Burkina misses.
Burkina throws a combination that misses
and Burkina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solomon digs a good hook to Burkina's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a series of wild punches.
Burkina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solomon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burkina tries to bum rush Solomon with a series of wild strikes but Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burkina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burkina lands with a right hand.
Solomon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burkina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomon misses with a series of wild punches.
Burkina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burkina misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burkina.
Solomon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burkina has time to react.
Burkina tries to clinch but Solomon moves out of range.
Burkina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solomon.
Solomon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burkina misses with a straight right.
Burkina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burkina.
Solomon ducks under a wild hook from Burkina.
No joy there for Burkina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burkina lands a really nice looking cross but Solomon seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burkina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burkina drops his hands momentarily and Solomon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Solomon lands a nice looking body shot.
Burkina shoots in but Solomon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solomon dips to his left and cracks Burkina with an uppercut!
Dick Solomon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomon digs a good body shot into Burkina's ribs.
Jamison Burkina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burkina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Solomon stalks Burkina and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burkina's face. Burkina staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burkina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burkina takes a swing at Solomon's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Burkina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Solomon finds it's target.
Solomon lands a lovely overhand right.
Burkina is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Solomon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burkina doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Burkina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burkina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burkina fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Burkina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkina misses with a lunging right hand
and Solomon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Solomon! Burkina is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Solomon!
Dick Solomon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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