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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denis Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trane Burner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trane Burner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith wants to clinch
and Burner counters with a nice uppercut.
Burner forces Keith back against the cage and clinches.
Burner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keith manages to break the clinch.
Burner shoots in looking for a takedown but Keith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burner misses with a takedown attempt - Keith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Denis Keith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trane Burner.
Burner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keith jumps guard but Burner stands there with Keith around his waist. Keith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burner has had enough of the clinch but Keith keeps him there for the moment.
Keith jumps guard but Burner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burner tries to score a body lock takedown but Keith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Keith tries to pull guard but Burner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Keith jumps guard but Burner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burner is trying to break the clinch but Keith has him pressed against the cage.
Burner jumps into guard, dragging Keith to the mat.
Burner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Keith is fighting to break Burner's control of his arms but Burner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Keith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Keith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Keith wants to control from the top but Burner keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Denis Keith.
Keith moves into range and clinches up with Burner.
A bit of stalling here from Burner.
Burner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keith uses from the top position.
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!
Keith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Keith lands a couple of digs.
Keith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Burner pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burner closes the distance but Keith moves to the side
and Keith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burner clinches with his opponent.
Keith is trying to pull guard but Burner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Keith fails to pull guard.
Keith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Keith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keith uses from the top position.
Keith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keith wants to get up but he can't break Burner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Keith stops Burner from standing up.
Keith trying to control the position from guard on top but Burner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burner is proving hard to escape from.
Keith is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Keith has managed to get both his arms back between Burner's legs - danger averted.
Keith trying to control but Burner is working from the bottom.
Burner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keith defends well.
Keith stopping the sweep attempt from Burner.
Burner looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trane Burner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burner tries to clinch up but Keith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Keith as Burner shoots in.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burner misses with a leg kick.
Keith tries to clinch but Burner is having none of it.
Burner moves in looking to clinch but Keith pushes him off.
Keith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burner sprawls well. Burner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Keith gets slowly back to his feet.
Burner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burner is defended easily by Keith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burner.
Denis Keith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trane Burner.
Burner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burner is breathing heavily.
Keith tries to clinch but Burner is having none of it.
Burner doesn't manage to clinch there - Keith circles away.
Keith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keith is controlling him.
Keith trying to control but Burner is working from the bottom.
Keith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keith trying to control the position from guard on top but Burner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to clinch but Burner moves out of range.
Keith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burner.
Burner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keith avoids it really well and circles away.
Burner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Burner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burner dives in for a single leg takedown but Keith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Keith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burner uses from the top position.
Keith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burner has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Keith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keith works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Keith dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Keith is looking to clinch.
Burner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burner as he jumps to the side.
Burner tries to clinch but Keith is having none of it.
Burner closes the distance and clinches up with Keith, looking for a takedown. Burner pushes Keith against the cage but Keith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burner instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Keith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Denis Keith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trane Burner.
Keith is trying to pull guard but Burner has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burner slows down the pace here.
Keith jumps guard but Burner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keith keeps control of Burner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keith tries to pull guard but Burner holds him up against the cage and eventually Keith drops back down to his feet.
Keith tries to pull guard but Burner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Keith jumps guard but Burner stands there with Keith around his waist. Keith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burner can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burner uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burner gets to his feet - Keith follows without any prompting.
Burner looks for a takedown but Keith sprawls well.
Burner with a poor takedown
and Keith counters with a straight right hand.
Burner tries to clinch up.
Trane Burner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burner somewhat.
Keith closes the distance and clinches up with Burner, looking for a takedown. Keith pushes Burner against the cage but Burner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith shoots in for a takedown but Burner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burner clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith is trying to pull guard but Burner has him pressed against the cage.
Burner wants to get back to striking at distance but Keith won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burner.
Burner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Keith after a bit of a struggle.
Keith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Keith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keith is looking to break free of the clinch but Burner has double underhooks.
Keith jumps guard but Burner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Keith fails to pull guard.
Keith tries to pull guard but Burner won't allow it.
Burner drags the fight down to the ground.
Burner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Keith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burner working a defensive guard here.
Burner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burner is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trane Burner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trane Burner!
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