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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilbert Bursn (ranked 3195 p4p, 3199 weight class) and Phill Lips (ranked 126 p4p, 127 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gilbert Bursn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phill Lips!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bursn tries to clinch up but Lips circles away and keeps his distance.
Bursn keeps the fight on the outside.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lips is trying to break the clinch but Bursn is controlling him.
Lips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lips takes the fight into the clinch.
Lips is trying to force a seperation but Bursn has the dominant position.
Bursn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lips doesn't manage to clinch there - Bursn circles away.
Lips wants to clinch up but Bursn keeps it at a distance.
Lips darts in and clinches Bursn up against the ropes.
Lips effectively controlling the action here.
Bursn stalling against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips is trying to push Bursn away but Bursn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bursn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bursn pushes Lips away with a front kick.
Lips looks for the body kick but Bursn saw that one coming.
Lips slips a straight right by Bursn.
Bursn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bursn is looking to clinch.
Lips looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lips has closed the distance and engaged Bursn in a clinch.
Lips stalling the fight.
Lips looking to throw knees to the head but Bursn is blocking nicely.
Bursn tries to break free but Lips pushes him back against the ropes.
Lips controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bursn keeps control of Lips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bursn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bursn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lips avoids it.
Lips pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bursn manages to break the clinch.
Lips gets a clinch.
Bursn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bursn breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips tries to clinch up.
Lips avoids the body shot from Bursn.
Lips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bursn looks to land a combination but Lips avoids it well.
Lips throws a nice looking combination but Bursn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bursn slips a straight right by Lips.
Bursn has managed to clinch.
Bursn has Lips pressed against the ropes, preventing Lips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bursn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lips.
Lips tries to keep at a distance but Bursn has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lips tries to circle away but Bursn has him pinned against the ropes.
Lips scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lips working hard to break the clinch.
Bursn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lips swats away the attempt to clinch by Bursn.
Lips is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Lips misses.
Lips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lips thows a leg kick but Bursn checks it
and Bursn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bursn scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Lips to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Phill Lips has been cut.
Bursn wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Bursn should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Phill Lips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bursn tries to keep at a distance but Lips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bursn lands a left hand.
Lips content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bursn breaks the clinch.
Bursn forces Lips back against the ropes and clinches.
Lips lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bursn backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bursn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lips.
Bursn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bursn lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips throws a head kick but Bursn moves out of range.
Lips is breathing heavily.
Bursn lands a head kick that bluckles Lips and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Bursn no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Bursn swats away the attempt to clinch by Lips.
Bursn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bursn seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bursn is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bursn is keeping busy.
Lips tries to break free but Bursn pushes him back against the ropes.
Lips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lips has closed the distance and engaged Bursn in a clinch.
Lips has had enough of the clinch but Bursn keeps him there for the moment.
Bursn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bursn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bursn moves out of range as Lips throws a body kick.
Gilbert Bursn is winning the standup battle so far.
Lips throws a head kick but Bursn moves out of range.
Bursn is looking to counter the offense by Lips and move into the clinch.
Bursn clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bursn blocks an uppercut.
Lips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bursn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bursn lands with a right hand.
Bursn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lips doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bursn breaks from the clinch.
Bursn clinches up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bursn avoids a wild elbow strike from Lips.
Bursn has Lips pressed against the ropes, preventing Lips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phill Lips seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bursn manages to break the clinch.
Lips misses with the combination.
Bursn throws a big shot that misses.
Bursn slips a jab from Lips.
Bursn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bursn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lips can do to turn this around?
Lips tries to clinch up but Bursn circles away and keeps his distance.
Lips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bursn breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lips tries to clinch there but Bursn circles away.
Lips moves into the clinch.
Lips blocks a body shot from Bursn.
Bursn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Bursn will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Phill Lips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bursn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Lips is predictable there
and Bursn counters with a nice body kick.
Bursn fails to land with a series of punches.
Bursn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lips tries to clinch but Bursn moves out of range.
Lips misses with a wild body shot.
Lips gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bursn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lips misses with a head kick.
Bursn tries to clinch but Lips moves out of range.
Bursn sets himself, and Lips steps forward looking for the clinch! Bursn avoids it this time.
Lips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bursn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bursn lands a head kick that bluckles Lips and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Bursn no doubt looking to push for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bursn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bursn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lips misses the jab.
Bursn clinches with his opponent.
Bursn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lips is keeping busy.
Lips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bursn is defending well for now.
Bursn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lips's elbow.
Bursn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bursn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bursn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lips swats away the attempt to clinch by Bursn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bursn throws a head kick but Lips moves out of range.
Bursn is looking to clinch.
Lips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bursn counters with a right hand to the body.
Lips throws a head kick that misses
and Bursn counters with a big head kick but Lips shrugs it off.
Gilbert Bursn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bursn has closed the distance and engaged Lips in a clinch.
Bursn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bursn scores with a head kick.
Lips tries to clinch
and Bursn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bursn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lips throws a head kick but Bursn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips is looking to clinch but Bursn is avoiding it.
Bursn keeps the fight on the outside.
Lips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bursn.
Bursn moves into the clinch.
Bursn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lips has him pressed against the ropes.
Bursn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bursn lands a jab-cross combination.
Lips darts in and clinches Bursn up against the ropes.
Lips tries to break free but Bursn pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lips struggles to land a body shot inside as Bursn controls his hands.
Lips manages to break the clinch.
Bursn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lips tries to close the distance and clinch but Bursn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bursn lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bursn has Lips up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lips is trying to stall.
Lips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbert Bursn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bursn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Bursn!
Gilbert Bursn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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