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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Burrows (ranked 1589 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 52 p4p, 45 weight class). Burrows comes into the arena with Baba O'Riley blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn throws a good cross that connects.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrows feinted with a counter takedown.
Ahearn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burrows connects with a right hand. Ahearn shakes it off.
Burrows lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahearn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Burrows sprawling to the canvas! Burrows rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ahearn finish him?!
Burrows is rocked!
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!
Burrows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Burrows is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burrows takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burrows jumps guard but Ahearn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahearn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but Ahearn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Burrows tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ahearn lands a nice uppercut.
Burrows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Burrows has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn holds him up against the cage and eventually Burrows drops back down to his feet.
Burrows ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burrows no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burrows is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ahearn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burrows has his foot on Ahearn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ahearn works his way back into a safe position though.
Ahearn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burrows working for a triangle but Ahearn defends it easily.
Burrows is trying to keep Ahearn in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahearn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahearn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ahearn is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burrows drops his hands momentarily and Ahearn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burrows jabs at Ahearn's body.
Burrows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahearn.
Burrows throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahearn.
It seemed like Ahearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ahearn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burrows.
Ahearn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Burrows's head.
Ahearn lands with a shot to the body.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burrows jumps into guard, dragging Ahearn to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Ahearn defends easily.
Ahearn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ahearn defends it easily.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burrows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahearn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahearn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahearn works Burrows's body with a nice hook.
Burrows moves away from the strike by Ahearn.
Burrows drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahearn sprawls and moves away.
Ahearn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burrows misses with a looping left.
Ahearn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahearn looks to land a right hand but Burrows moved out of range.
Ahearn defending well as Burrows loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
Burrows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Nice defenses there by Ahearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrows throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahearn.
Burrows misses with a straight left.
Burrows is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ahearn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut. Burrows saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn scores with a nice head shot.
Burrows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burrows has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burrows there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn misses with a hook. Burrows ducked under it nicely.
Burrows defending well as Ahearn loads up on a big left hand.
Ahearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Ahearn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ahearn lands with a nice body punch.
Burrows misses with an uppercut.
Burrows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Ahearn throws a hook to the side of Burrows's head but Burrows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burrows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahearn.
Burrows dodges the punch combination from Ahearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows gets tackled into the cage by Ahearn. Ahearn maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahearn misses with a punch to the body.
Ahearn scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Burrows prevents a body shot from Ahearn.
Ahearn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Ahearn slips the punch.
Burrows connects with a body shot.
Burrows takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burrows swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrows connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Ahearn walks into a straight right hand from Burrows.
Burrows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahearn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahearn. Burrows does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Burrows misses
and Ahearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burrows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahearn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Ahearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahearn swings for the body but Burrows moves out of range.
Burrows lands with an overhand left.
Ahearn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahearn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn won't allow it.
Burrows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahearn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Ahearn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking for a guillotine here but Ahearn defends easily.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Ahearn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahearn instigates a clinch.
Burrows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrows.
Ahearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but Ahearn has him pressed against the cage.
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.
Burrows is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ahearn to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows fails to pull guard.
Burrows jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ahearn walks away with a smile on his face. Burrows gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Burrows to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Burrows looks to clinch but Ahearn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Burrows taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tobias Ahearn!
Tobias Ahearn is the new super heavyweight champion!
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