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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. 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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209 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr wants to slow Aye down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aye works Burns Jr's body with a nice hook.
Aye throws a front kick aimed at Burns Jr's knee but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Burns Jr throwing a counter right hand but Aye manages to avoid it.
Aye dives in and grabs Burns Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns Jr pushes down on Aye's head and hops out.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Aye scores with a four punch combination!
Aye loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Aye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns Jr throws a front kick that sends Aye stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr thumps Aye with a low kick.
Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aye.
Burns Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Aye swings widly with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Burns Jr.
Jab, jab by Aye - just one landing.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Aye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Aye was just out of range.
Aye throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Aye misses with the body kick
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aye is looking to land body kicks.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
Aye moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Aye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aye throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns Jr tries to move into range but Aye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns Jr clobbers Aye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Aye tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aye has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burns Jr scores with the left hand. Aye knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye throws a front kick aimed at Burns Jr's knee but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Aye misses with a straight left.
Burns Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Aye blocks it.
Burns Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot lands for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr slips under a jab.
Aye misses the shot to the body.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Aye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aye goes for a double leg but Burns Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns Jr continues to drive forward.
Burns Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simba Burns Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aye misses with a left hand
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick.
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aye will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
A big left from Burns Jr misses.
Aye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aye throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aye dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns Jr. That did some damage!
Aye shoots in for a takedown but Burns Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simba Burns Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shogan Aye.
Aye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aye connects with a jab.
Aye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aye takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Aye slips under a jab from Burns Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye checks a leg kick.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Burns Jr misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burns Jr!
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aye. Burns Jr shrugs it off though.
Good standup being displayed there by Aye as he connects with a hook.
Aye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aye counters with a left to the body.
Aye throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Aye avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aye throws a right hand that misses
and Burns Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Aye 's knee.
Aye misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Aye saw that one coming.
Aye attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns Jr throws a series of punches but Aye avoids them all with ease.
Aye moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Aye throws out a loose jab but Burns Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aye tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aye! But no joy.
Aye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aye can do to turn this around?
Aye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Aye down.
Aye moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aye blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Aye lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Aye checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Aye throws a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head but Burns Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Aye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aye scores with a nice right hand.
Aye tries to land a front kick but Burns Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Aye checks the leg kick.
Aye scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aye fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns Jr sprawls well initially but Aye persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burns Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aye not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns Jr keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns Jr pushes Aye off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aye checks it well.
Aye blocks the body kick.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Aye.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aye.
Aye moves out of range of the body kick.
Aye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns Jr, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns Jr thumps Aye with a low kick.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Aye misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Aye swings for the body but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Aye blocks the low kick.
Burns Jr throws out a leg kick but Aye moves out of range and Burns Jr only half commits.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burns Jr.
Aye misses with a body shot.
Aye looks to land a body kick but Burns Jr moved away.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aye has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns Jr. Burns Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aye throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Aye checks the leg kick.
Burns Jr wants to slow Aye down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aye throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aye.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Aye avoids it.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Aye saw that one coming.
Burns Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Aye moves out of range easily.
Aye shapes to counter with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Burns Jr misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aye - that will leave a mark!
Burns Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aye.
Aye misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aye misses with a body shot
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burns Jr tries to score with a low kick but Aye moves his leg out of the way.
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 Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Aye moved away.
A jab from Aye misses.
Aye takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aye misses with a body kick.
Aye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns Jr manages to avoid it.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Aye's front leg but catches the back leg as Aye tries to avoid it.
Aye stuns Burns Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns Jr scores with a jab.
Aye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries a low kick but Aye avoids it.
Burns Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aye. That one must have hurt.
Aye feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Aye sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye cracks the inside of Burns Jr's front leg.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aye.
A big right from Aye misses.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aye misses with a body kick.
Aye throws a wild body kick that Burns Jr sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Aye avoided it.
Aye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but Aye moves out of range easily.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
Aye lands a jab.
Aye throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Burns Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aye takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Aye finds it's way through Burns Jr's defenses.
Aye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Aye avoided it.
Aye throws a push kick but Burns Jr slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Aye moves out of range easily.
Aye tries to land a leg kick but Burns Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Aye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aye blocks the body kick.
Aye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aye - the referee stops the clock and Burns Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aye. Burns Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burns Jr dips to his left and cracks Aye with an uppercut!
Aye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aye paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Aye throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Aye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aye bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns Jr's head backwards.
Burns Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shogan Aye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Aye moved away.
Aye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burns Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Aye tries to counter it with a takedown but Burns Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aye misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Burns Jr.
Aye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aye.
Burns Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aye. Aye circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burns Jr will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Aye misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Aye lands a nice hook to Burns Jr's body. Burns Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aye throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Aye misses.
Aye throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aye misses with a kick to the body.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Aye down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aye missing with a left hand there. Burns Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogan Aye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns Jr 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks Zivic, love ya man, let's do it again. You deserve it. I came to win this precious belt and CEC Good is the ultimate prize to cap off my career. I will defend this Title with honour, thank you everybody for coming.'.
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