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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. Burrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Touch This. 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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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
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho slips a jab from Burrell .
Donk. Jho catches Burrell right on the button with a cross.
Burrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jho throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Burrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Burrell misses with a body kick.
Jho misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
Burrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrell slips under a jab.
Burrell defending well as Jho loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Jho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Jho counters with a thumping low kick.
Burrell 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.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jho throws a right hand that misses
and Burrell counters with a straight right hand.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Jho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burrell 's sensitive parts.
Jho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burrell throws a jab when Jho was well out of range.
Jho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jho connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell misses with a left hand
and Jho counters with a nice body shot.
Jho avoids the head kick by Burrell .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho scoring well with a low kick there.
Burrell instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burrell lands a right hand.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Burrell .
Burrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Jho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Jho on the inside.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Jho lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burrell digs a right hand into Jho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jho's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Burrell .
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burrell .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrell .
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jho.
Burrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
Burrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell blocks an uppercut.
Jho working aggressively here.
Burrell lands a right hand.
Jho digs a right hand into Burrell 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrell 's gas tank.
Burrell has a couple of punches blocked by Jho.
Jho misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jho.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell connects with a knee to the head.
Jho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jho scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Burrell .
Burrell landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho scores with a shot to the side of Burrell 's head.
Burrell is leaning against Jho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Jho as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell 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.
Burrell misses with a hook. Jho ducked under it nicely.
Jho throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Jho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrell lands a jab.
Burrell throws a nice looking combination but Jho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burrell throws a low kick but Jho moves out of range easily.
Burrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jho throws a leg kick but Burrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jho throws a low kick but Burrell moves out of range easily.
Burrell keeps Jho at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burrell 's hands.
Burrell with a nice cross.
Jho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell tries to land a leg kick but Jho saw it coming and moves away.
Jho motions for Burrell to come forward. Jho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jho lands with a good body shot.
Burrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burrell is out of range and Jho settles back down.
Jho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell thumps Jho with a low kick.
Jho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burrell in his tracks.
Burrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jho connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrell manages to avoid it.
Burrell punishes Jho's body with a nice straight punch.
Jho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to score with a low kick but Jho moves his leg out of the way.
Burrell just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell feints and then cracks Jho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jho down.
Burrell feints and then cracks Jho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jho down.
Jho misses with a looping right.
Burrell lands a front kick.
Burrell moves into the clinch.
Burrell prevents a body shot from Jho.
Jho is working Burrell over against the cage.
Burrell scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Jho avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Burrell taking a breather.
Burrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jho swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho cracks Burrell with a nice body shot.
Burrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burrell takes a shot to the head.
Burrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jho working aggressively here.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell lands with a right to the head.
Burrell blocks an uppercut.
Jho is looking to control Burrell 's arms but Burrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jho has his back to the cage.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burrell looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Jho is looking to control Burrell 's arms but Burrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jho has his back to the cage.
Jho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell lands a left hand.
Stanley Burrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jho taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell blocking some punches.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jho.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
Burrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jho throws an overhand right that lands on Burrell 's shoulder, as Burrell tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Jho misses
letting Burrell counter with a right hand.
Burrell takes one to the side of the head.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jho avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Burrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Burrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrell .
Burrell throws a low kick, looking for Jho's leg but Jho calmly moves out of range.
Burrell tries to clinch but Jho is having none of it.
Burrell thuds his shin into the meat of Jho's side.
Jho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burrell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jho takes a step back to recover.
Burrell misses with a kick to the body.
Jho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jho misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burrell checks a leg kick.
Burrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
Good shot there by Jho.
Burrell lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Jho down.
Devil Jho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jho is out of range and Burrell settles back down.
A jab from Jho misses.
Burrell swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Jho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Burrell takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Burrell blocks a leg kick.
Jho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burrell looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Burrell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
Jho lands a jab to the head.
Burrell tries a low kick but Jho avoids it.
Jho wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho with a hook.
Jho throws out a loose jab but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Burrell moved away.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Burrell is just out of range.
Burrell connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Jho.
Jho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jho checks a leg kick.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell throws a push kick but Jho slaps the foot to one side.
Burrell cracks the inside of Jho's front leg.
Burrell lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Jho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jho tries to avoid it.
Jho misses with an uppercut
and Burrell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jho's knee momentarily.
Jho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell connects with a jab.
Burrell slips under a jab.
Burrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jho misses with a looping left.
Jho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell cracks the inside of Jho's front leg.
Jho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jho scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell connects with a body shot.
Burrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burrell doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burrell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
A very excited looking Stanley Burrell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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