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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 560 p4p, 338 weight class) and Luca Li Citra (ranked 74 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown 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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Burnett.
It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Jab from Li Citra.
Li Citra scores with a body shot.
Burnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li Citra swings widly with a right hand
and Burnett counters with a crisp right hand that drops Li Citra! Burnett lets Li Citra back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Li Citra is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra slips under a jab.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra throws a solid leg kick but Burnett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li Citra.
Li Citra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Li Citra.
Li Citra misses the shot to the body.
Li Citra cracks a nice hook into Burnett's ribs.
Li Citra throws a big shot that misses.
Burnett slips under a jab.
Li Citra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Li Citra counters with a good low kick that Burnett was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li Citra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Citra throws an overhand right that lands on Burnett's shoulder, as Burnett tries to avoid the shot.
Burnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li Citra misses with a looping right.
Li Citra scoring well with a low kick there.
Li Citra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Li Citra manages to avoid it.
Li Citra is looking to slow Burnett down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Li Citra.
Li Citra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnett.
We've been told by Burnett's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burnett lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Luca Li Citra's cut even more.
Li Citra looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
Li Citra looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
Burnett is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Burnett.
Li Citra scores with a leg kick.
Li Citra throws a low kick but Burnett moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Burnett misses the target.
Li Citra throws a low kick but Burnett avoids it.
It looked like Burnett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra cracks Burnett with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li Citra with a jab.
Burnett slips under a jab from Li Citra.
Luca Li Citra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Li Citra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li Citra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li Citra looks to land a left hand but Burnett moved out of range nicely.
Burnett walks into a jab.
Li Citra connects with a looping right hand.
Li Citra misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Li Citra misses.
Burnett tests Li Citra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot by Li Citra.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li Citra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Li Citra lands.
Li Citra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burnett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut.
Burnett slips a straight right by Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li Citra.
Li Citra misses with a body shot.
Li Citra throws a leg kick that misses.
Li Citra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burnett.
A good leg kick by Li Citra.
Li Citra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burnett's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li Citra fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The cut above Luca Li Citra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Li Citra sizes up Burnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li Citra with a jab.
Burnett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li Citra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li Citra throws a nice head kick!
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li Citra. That's going to slow Burnett down.
Li Citra misses with a looping right.
Li Citra connects with a looping right hand.
Li Citra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li Citra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burnett scrambles back to his feet.
Li Citra misses with a hook.
Burnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Li Citra in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Li Citra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett misses with a looping left.
Li Citra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burnett's sensitive parts.
Li Citra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Burnett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Citra swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Burnett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Li Citra throws a lazy right hand but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li Citra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li Citra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnett takes a swing at Li Citra's ribcage but misses.
Li Citra lands a nice shot that snaps Burnett's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Li Citra connects with a solid leg kick.
Burnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Burnett moves out of range of the body kick from Li Citra.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burnett's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Li Citra misses with a low kick.
Burnett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Li Citra there.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Li Citra.
Burnett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
Burnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burnett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li Citra misses with an uppercut. Burnett saw that one coming.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Li Citra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Li Citra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li Citra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Li Citra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Li Citra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li Citra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luca Li Citra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li Citra misses with a looping left.
Burnett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burnett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Li Citra works Burnett's body with a nice hook.
Li Citra with the inside leg kick.
Jab by Li Citra.
Burnett drops his hands momentarily and Li Citra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burnett 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.
Li Citra throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Burnett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnett moves out of range of the body kick from Li Citra.
Burnett swings for the body but Li Citra moves out of range.
Li Citra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burnett has time to react.
Li Citra clobbers Burnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Li Citra.
That kick from Li Citra tenderised Burnett's leg. Burnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burnett on the side of the head.
Li Citra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Burnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li Citra.
Burnett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Li Citra.
Li Citra throws a leg kick
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luca Li Citra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li Citra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Li Citra finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Li Citra. That snapped Burnett's head back.
Oooooh!!! Burnett has knocked Li Citra down with a huge combo! Burnett steps away and waves a wobbly Li Citra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Li Citra is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luca Li Citra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Khalil Burnett!
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