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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Aero chord - Surface as his entrance music. Christopher Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winston Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Thompson !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson gets caught napping as Burns dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson has his foot on Burns's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burns works his way back into a safe position though.
Burns working some strikes from top position.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Burns puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Thompson controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns prevents Thompson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burns seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thompson trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson misses with a takedown
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Winston Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Thompson .
Thompson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burns to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Burns has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thompson has passed into side control.
Burns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burns defending well though.
Burns tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Burns is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burns tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to stand.
Burns wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burns manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Burns controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burns's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns missing with punches from the bottom.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Burns regains full guard. Nicely done.
Winston Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burns postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
Burns postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson trying to control the position here.
Burns preventing the sweep.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Burns passes into side control.
Thompson wants to control but Burns postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns landing a few strikes.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson looking for a sweep but Burns has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thompson is bucking up trying to escape but Burns cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Burns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thompson hang on?
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Burns dominated that second round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thompson shoots and misses
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burns swivels and escapes.
Thompson throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
As Thompson looks to move away, Burns throws a big counter combo bu Thompson just gets out of the way.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Winston Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Thompson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thompson did well to prevent Burns getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burns scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Burns blocks the strikes from Thompson .
Thompson tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Thompson wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
Thompson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Burns manages to pass to mount!
Thompson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to control but can't.
Thompson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thompson .
Burns postures up in Thompson 's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to control but Burns passes into half guard.
Burns throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson trying to control but Burns postures up.
Thompson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson .
Thompson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burns was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns trying to control the position.
Burns really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christopher Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is in close to Thompson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Burns!
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hype
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RATING
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