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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Burnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnley comes into the arena with "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Burnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Burnley.
Burnley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Burnley is out of range.
Burnley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Burnley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burnley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Adam Burnley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnley with a hook.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burnley's calf.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burnley.
Burnley cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnley.
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!
Burnley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Burnley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnley looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Burnley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Burnley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnley misses with a punch to the body.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Burnley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Burnley shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford pushes Burnley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnley lands a body punch.
Burnley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Burnley pushes Ford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Burnley.
Burnley lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ford is trying to maintain a safe position but Burnley gets an underhook and turns Ford into the cage.
Burnley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burnley lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Burnley in his tracks for a moment.
I was talking to Burnley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burnley misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnley lands with a light punch inside.
Burnley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnley misses with a punch to the body.
Burnley misses with the head strike.
Burnley blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Burnley misses with the head strike.
Burnley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Burnley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnley tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Burnley back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burnley.
Burnley is trying to stall.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adam Burnley has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries a body shot but Burnley blocks it.
Burnley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford tries a body shot but Burnley blocks it.
Burnley working aggressively here.
Burnley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford prevents a body shot from Burnley.
Burnley is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burnley misses the shot to the body.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnley.
Burnley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Burnley throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnley swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Burnley moved out of range.
Ford avoids the body shot from Burnley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burnley dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Burnley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Burnley's corner calls for a 1-2. Burnley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnley throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burnley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burnley misses the shot to the body.
Adam Burnley is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnley lands a two punch combo.
Burnley misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Burnley's shoulder, as Burnley tries to avoid the shot.
Ford slips under a jab.
Burnley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford tries to clinch but Burnley moves out of range.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burnley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burnley takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Burnley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Burnley misses its intended target.
Burnley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Burnley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnley.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burnley.
Burnley misses with a hook.
Burnley scores with a nice head shot.
Burnley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Burnley misses with a straight right.
Burnley misses with a hook.
A low kick from Ford is predictable there
and Burnley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Burnley. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Burnley - just one landing.
Burnley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burnley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burnley throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burnley lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming.
Burnley connects with a nice looking jab.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Burnley is looking to control Ford's arms but Ford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burnley has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Ford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alan Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burnley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford looking to stall.
Burnley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Burnley avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Burnley.
Ford has Burnley pushed against the cage.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnley avoids it.
Burnley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burnley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burnley misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burnley's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Burnley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Burnley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnley.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Burnley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Burnley misses.
Burnley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burnley throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Burnley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Burnley throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Burnley throws a poor cross that misses
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burnley's knee momentarily.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ford tries to land a body kick
and Burnley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burnley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Burnley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnley with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Burnley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Burnley misses its intended target.
Burnley misses with a looping left.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burnley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burnley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Burnley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burnley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Burnley 's knee.
Burnley looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Burnley throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burnley slips a jab from Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford avoids the body shot from Burnley.
Burnley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burnley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burnley misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Burnley slips the punch.
Burnley tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Burnley misses with an uppercut.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Burnley scores with a four punch combination!
Burnley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford wants to counter the offense by Burnley and move into the clinch position.
Burnley misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burnley lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford misses with a hook
letting Burnley counter with a right hand.
Burnley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnley misses with a hook.
Ford defending well as Burnley loads up on a big left hand.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Burnley avoids the head kick by Ford.
Burnley throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Ford misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burnley lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burnley throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford counters by clinching up.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnley misses with a body punch.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Burnley taking a breather.
Burnley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burnley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Burnley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burnley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Burnley!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Burnley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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