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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trainer Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Wrestle!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wrestle trying to control from half guard but Burns is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burns manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wrestle throws a big right hand that misses.
Burns is trying to control the position but Wrestle postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrestle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wrestle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrestle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Wrestle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.
Burns lands a head kick. Wrestle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Trainer Wrestle has been cut.
Wrestle checks a leg kick.
Wrestle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wrestle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wrestle trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns is trying to keep Wrestle in close.
Wrestle wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wrestle.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Wrestle from controlling successfully.
Burns trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wrestle cracks Burns with a big elbow.
Wrestle is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Wrestle to regain half guard.
Burns wants to control but Wrestle is keeping busy.
Burns is not content to let Wrestle control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wrestle lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrestle looks to land a strike but Burns avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wrestle.
Burns working for a triangle but Wrestle defends it easily.
Burns manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trainer Wrestle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wrestle avoids the head kick by Burns.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrestle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wrestle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrestle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wrestle with the ground and pound but Burns uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wrestle trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrestle postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Wrestle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wrestle trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrestle throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wrestle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wrestle feints and as Burns raises his hands in defense, Wrestle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wrestle postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Wrestle connects with a couple of short punches.
Wrestle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wrestle throws a big right hand that misses.
Wrestle wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Wrestle with a nice head shot there.
Wrestle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wrestle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Burns manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burns trying to control but Wrestle is working from the bottom.
Burns won't allow Wrestle to sweep him here.
Wrestle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wrestle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wrestle pushes Burns off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trainer Wrestle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burns avoids the body shot from Wrestle.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrestle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Wrestle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wrestle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Wrestle has control of the leg.
Wrestle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Wrestle is keeping busy.
Wrestle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burns regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wrestle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wrestle throwing strikes but missing.
Wrestle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Wrestle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wrestle prevents Burns from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrestle is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wrestle trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Wrestle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brian Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wrestle wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
Burns looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrestle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wrestle is out of range.
Trainer Wrestle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrestle takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from Wrestle fails to land.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Wrestle blocks with his arms.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wrestle avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Wrestle is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Burns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burns misses with a knee to the head.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wrestle.
Burns is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wrestle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Burns to the mat. Burns regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wrestle stays in close to Burns's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wrestle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burns's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trainer Wrestle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wrestle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trainer Wrestle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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