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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate O Sullivan (ranked 3849 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Burns (ranked 3732 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from O Sullivan misses the target.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for O Sullivan.
O Sullivan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns misses with a hook. O Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
O Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
A telegraphed right hand from O Sullivan misses the target.
O Sullivan slips under a jab from Burns.
O Sullivan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arcalimon Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Burns throws a hook to the side of O Sullivan's head but O Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Nate O Sullivan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns avoids the body shot from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
O Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and O Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
O Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Sullivan lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
O Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
O Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Sullivan punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
O Sullivan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns avoids the body shot from O Sullivan.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. O Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
O Sullivan scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a body shot.
O Sullivan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nate O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Burns misses.
O Sullivan tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns misses with a hook.
O Sullivan lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for O Sullivan. That snapped Burns's head back.
O Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
O Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and O Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Burns avoids the body shot from O Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns scores with the left hand. O Sullivan knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Sullivan.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and O Sullivan counters with a right hand to the body.
O Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burns slips a straight right by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns walks into a jab.
O Sullivan misses with a straight right.
O Sullivan blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Sullivan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from O Sullivan.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
O Sullivan blocks a jab.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination. Burns sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
O Sullivan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burns manages to circle out of the way.
Burns misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - O Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws out a counter right but O Sullivan avoids it with no problem.
O Sullivan throws a combination. Burns tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate O Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate O Sullivan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Sullivan throws a right hand that misses
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
O Sullivan lands with a good body shot.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and O Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
O Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from O Sullivan. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
O Sullivan throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
O Sullivan moves out of range as Burns strikes.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
O Sullivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burns throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Sullivan takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns throws a hook but O Sullivan avoids it easily.
O Sullivan works the jab nicely.
O Sullivan throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws out a counter right but O Sullivan avoids it with no problem.
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!
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns throws a hook to the side of O Sullivan's head but O Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Burns looks to land a left hand but O Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
O Sullivan lands a slapping body shot.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Burns misses with a body shot
enabling O Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
O Sullivan moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. O Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Sullivan lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nate O Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Sullivan's head backwards.
O Sullivan moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Sullivan defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Burns scores with a jab. O Sullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Sullivan slips under a jab.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Sullivan sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and O Sullivan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Sullivan slips a jab from Burns.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. O Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Sullivan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Sullivan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan works the jab nicely.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from O Sullivan.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Sullivan throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Sullivan.
A counter left hand to the body from O Sullivan misses its target.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Sullivan slips a straight right by Burns.
O Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Sullivan lands a head shot.
O Sullivan connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Sullivan. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns missing with a left hand there. O Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Sullivan swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan works the jab nicely.
O Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Sullivan misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - O Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a hook but O Sullivan blocks it.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and O Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of O Sullivan's head.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot.
O Sullivan moves away from the strike by Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
Burns misses with an uppercut. O Sullivan saw that one coming.
O Sullivan cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by O Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate O Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate O Sullivan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Sullivan with a body shot.
Burns misses with a looping right.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through O Sullivan's defenses.
O Sullivan throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
O Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Sullivan cracks Burns with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Sullivan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
O Sullivan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
O Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Sullivan slips under a jab from Burns.
Burns scores with a body shot.
O Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Sullivan.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Sullivan.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Sullivan throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
O Sullivan scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
O Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Bobby Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Sullivan.
A left lands for Burns.
O Sullivan jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Sullivan counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns throws the left hand but O Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through O Sullivan's defenses.
O Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and O Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Sullivan scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan scores with a shot to the body.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Sullivan.
A quick step to the side and O Sullivan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with an uppercut. O Sullivan saw that one coming.
O Sullivan throws a good cross that connects.
O Sullivan connects with a looping right hand.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Sullivan's corner calls for a 1-2. O Sullivan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for O Sullivan. That snapped Burns's head back.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from O Sullivan does it's job there.
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!
Good shot there by O Sullivan.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by O Sullivan.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on O Sullivan's shoulder, as O Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like O Sullivan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and O Sullivan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burnss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - O Sullivan coming out on top.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
It looked like O Sullivan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Nice shot lands for O Sullivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
O Sullivan throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate O Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Sullivan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate O Sullivan!
Nate O Sullivan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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