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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caique Lima (ranked 3804 p4p, 3179 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 426 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caique Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
Burns takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Lima misses.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.
Andreas Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Lima tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Nice shot by Burns.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Lima.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Lima slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Lima's ribs.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Lima is looking to counter the offense by Burns and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lima is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lima throws out the jab.
Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand.
Burns is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns jabs Lima right on the nose. Lima blinks but takes it well.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Lima moved out of range.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to land a combination but Lima avoids it well.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lima at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
Lima fails to land with a series of punches.
Lima tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Lima lands with a nice body punch.
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Lima fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima walks into a jab.
Lima moves away from the strike by Burns.
Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Burns breaks away and moves out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burns manages to circle out of the way.
Burns throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Lima misses the jab.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Lima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lima.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Lima drops back down to his feet.
Lima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Lima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
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!
Burns cracks Lima with a good jab.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lima swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns lands with a straight right. Lima didn't see that one coming.
Lima lands an overhand right.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Lima is looking to clinch.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Lima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Lima to work.
Lima tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Lima drops back down to his feet.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caique Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Lima counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lima.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Lima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Lima tries to pull guard but Burns forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Burns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burns presses Lima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andreas Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns tries a body shot but Lima blocks it.
Lima decides to pull guard.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lima can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burns controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Lima keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burns postures up in Lima's guard and throws a big left but Lima blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Andreas Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lima misses with a hook
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
A cross from Burns lands.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Burns manages to circle out of the way.
Lima rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima taking a breather.
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Lima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lima takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lima wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lima's hands.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Lima saw that one coming.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lima takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Burns.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Caique Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lima throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Lima is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Lima seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Burns lands a two punch combo.
Burns cracks Lima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Lima is just out of range.
Burns connects with a single shot there.
Lima tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima takes one on the button.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Lima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Lima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
Lima is looking to counter the offense by Burns and move into the clinch.
Burns cracks Lima with a good jab.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Lima is out of range.
Burns takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Burns breaks away and moves out of range.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Good exchange - Lima coming out on top.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Burns.
Lima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns digs a good hook to Lima's body.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns lands a jab-cross combination.
Lima misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns scores with a hook.
Lima misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Lima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Burns breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns slips a jab from Lima.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Lima is looking to counter the offense by Burns and move into the clinch.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Burns connects with a jab.
Lima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lima tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Lima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lima slips under a jab.
Andreas Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Burns breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Burns!
Andreas Burns was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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