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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Burnell (ranked 4994 p4p, 4792 weight class) and Non Nonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy and I know it. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolas Burnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Non Nonn !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nonn throws a sloppy head kick and Burnell moves out of range easily.
Nonn digs a good body shot into Burnell's ribs.
Nonn misses with a wild combination.
Nonn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burnell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nonn throws a wild body kick that Burnell sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Burnell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nonn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nonn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nonn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nonn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nonn throws a head kick but Burnell moves out of range.
A combination from Burnell does no damage.
Nonn is looking to clinch.
Burnell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nonn is fending him off so far but Burnell persists. Nope, Nonn circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnell throws a nice looking combination but Nonn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Nonn .
Nonn throws a series of punches but Burnell avoids them all with ease.
Nonn lands a high kick!
Nonn swings widly with a right hand
and Burnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nonn landing knees to the head.
Nonn manages to break the clinch.
Nonn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burnell checks a leg kick nicely.
Nonn throws a head kick that misses.
Burnell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nonn 's waist but Nonn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burnell off to one side.
Nonn misses the shot to the body.
Burnell throws a right and a left that Nonn avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nonn throws a series of punches but Burnell avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nonn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Burnell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burnell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nonn looks winded!
Nonn throws a lazy head kick
and Burnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burnell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Burnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Burnell.
Nonn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nonn throws a lazy head kick
and Burnell moves into the clinch.
Nonn misses with a knee strike.
Burnell looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nonn has Burnell pressed against the cage, preventing Burnell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nonn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burnell is trying to break the clinch but Nonn has him pressed against the cage.
Burnell pulls guard effortlessly.
Nonn wants to control from the top but Burnell keeps moving.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Burnell manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nonn .
Nonn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nonn has double underhooks.
Burnell tries to break free but Nonn pushes him back against the cage.
Nonn lands a good knee to the midsection. Burnell won't want to take too many of those.
Nonn misses with a knee to the head.
Nonn misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nonn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nonn tries a knee to the head but Burnell blocks it.
Burnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nonn tries to land a knee to the head but Burnell blocks with his arms.
Burnell is trying to push Nonn away but Nonn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nonn prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Nonn - that landed with a thud.
Nonn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burnell blocks it with crossed arms.
Burnell working hard to break the clinch.
Nonn has Burnell pressed against the cage, preventing Burnell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burnell wants to take the fight to the mat but Nonn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nonn lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nonn lands a hook that snaps the head of Burnell backwards.
Nonn pushes Burnell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Non Nonn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burnell avoids the head kick by Nonn .
Burnell takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Nonn does no damage.
Nonn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burnell's head.
Nonn throws a nice looking combination but Burnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nonn scores with a head kick. Burnell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Non Nonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nonn misses with the body kick
and Burnell counters with a left and a right that stings Nonn .
A head kick misses from Nonn .
Burnell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nonn defends it nicely.
Nonn throws a lazy head kick
and Burnell counters with a series of strikes. Nonn will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nonn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nonn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnell clinches with his opponent.
Nonn looking to throw knees to the head but Burnell is blocking nicely.
Nonn scores a nice knee to the body.
Burnell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nonn is defending well.
Burnell avoiding damage as Nonn throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Burnell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnell is trying to break the clinch but Nonn is controlling him.
A short left from Burnell.
A body shot lands from Burnell.
Nonn working aggressively here.
Nonn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nonn pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Burnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnell moves out of range of the body kick from Nonn .
Nonn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burnell counters with a three punch combo that has Nonn backing up. Nonn nods at Burnell to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burnell is standing up over Nonn . Nonn looks to escape but Burnell dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnell stands up and beckons Nonn to his feet.
Burnell forces Nonn back against the cage and clinches.
Nonn trying to land knees to the body.
Nonn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burnell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nonn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Non Nonn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nonn looking to throw knees to the head but Burnell is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnell can't break the clinch.
Nonn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burnell blocks a body shot from Nonn .
Burnell working hard to break the clinch.
Burnell working hard to break the clinch.
Nonn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burnell's face.
Burnell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nonn has him pressed against the cage.
Burnell tries to break the clinch but Nonn is controlling the position.
Nonn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nonn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burnell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nonn throws a sloppy head kick
and Burnell counters with a three punch combo that has Nonn backing up. Nonn nods at Burnell to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnell clinches with his opponent.
Nonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burnell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burnell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burnell tries to break the clinch but Nonn is controlling the position.
Nonn missing with knees to the body.
Burnell working hard to break the clinch.
Burnell is trying to push Nonn away but Nonn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nonn has double underhooks.
Nonn misses with a knee to the head.
Burnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nonn throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nonn keeps control of Burnell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Non Nonn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Burnell with that takedown attempt.
Burnell blocks a head kick by Nonn .
Nonn scores with a head kick.
Nonn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nicolas Burnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nonn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burnell.
Burnell misses with a wild body shot.
Nonn scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nonn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nonn throws a series of strikes that have Burnell backpedaling.
Nonn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nonn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonn throws a head kick that half lands.
Burnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nonn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nonn throws a head kick that half lands.
Burnell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burnell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nonn missing with knees to the body.
Nonn is looking to control Burnell's arms but Burnell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nonn has his back to the cage.
Nonn keeps control of Burnell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nonn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burnell is keeping busy.
Burnell jumps guard.
Burnell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Non Nonn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nonn throws a head kick that misses
and Burnell counters with a series of strikes. Nonn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnell throws a combination. Nonn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nonn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nonn misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Nonn .
Nonn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nonn tries a low kick but Burnell avoids it.
Burnell feinted with a counter takedown.
Burnell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nonn backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnell throws a good cross that connects.
Nonn lands with a slapping head kick.
Burnell misses with a double jab.
As Burnell backs off Nonn throws a huge counter combo but Burnell manages to avoid it all.
Nonn lands a high kick!
Nonn scores with a head kick. Burnell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nonn throws a lazy head kick
and Burnell counters with a series of strikes. Nonn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burnell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burnell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nonn throws a sloppy head kick
and Burnell counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Nonn .
Burnell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nonn swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Burnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nonn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burnell.
Nonn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nonn throws a sloppy head kick
and Burnell counters with a three punch combo that has Nonn backing up. Nonn nods at Burnell to acknowledge the strikes.
Burnell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burnell moves out of range of the body kick from Nonn .
Nonn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burnell's head.
Nonn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burnell.
Burnell avoids the head kick by Nonn .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nonn .
Burnell blocks a head kick by Nonn .
Nicolas Burnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nonn throws a sloppy head kick
and Burnell counters with a left and a right that stings Nonn .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicolas Burnell.
I think Nonn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight for Non Nonn !
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Nicolas Burnell!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Non Nonn !
Non Nonn wins by split decision!
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hype
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