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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Burns (ranked 1617 p4p, 1925 weight class) and Brad Tulips (ranked 197 p4p, 230 weight class). Gage Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Tulips!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulips jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Tulips slips under a jab.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tulips circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Tulips with an uppercut!
A jab from Tulips misses.
Tulips looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tulips's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tulips's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tulips misses with a looping left.
Tulips walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Tulips.
Tulips throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Tulips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns swings for the body but Tulips moves out of range.
Tulips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulips is just out of range.
Burns connects with a right hand. Tulips shakes it off.
Tulips ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns scores with a jab.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Tulips backs away looking to recover.
Burns misses with a double jab.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burns duly obliges.
Tulips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulips.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tulips.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Tulips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns walks into a jab.
Tulips misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Tulips steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Tulips misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns thuds his right hand into Tulips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns slips under a jab.
Tulips stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tulips has one foot on Burns's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulips blocks a jab.
Tulips dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Tulips wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
Tulips pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Tulips blocks a body shot from Burns.
Tulips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulips working aggressively here.
Tulips lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries a body shot but Tulips blocks it.
Tulips blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Tulips avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Tulips.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulips.
Tulips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns tries a body shot but Tulips blocks it.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulips.
Burns tries a body shot but Tulips blocks it.
Tulips is struggling to control the position.
Tulips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulips blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns tries a body shot but Tulips blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gage Burns will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tulips throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Tulips looks to move away, Burns throws a big counter combo but Tulips just gets out of the way.
Tulips lands a jab.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Tulips.
Tulips avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns tries to bum rush Tulips with a series of wild strikes but Tulips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Burns misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tulips in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tulips wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Tulips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gage Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns jabs Tulips right on the nose. Tulips blinks but takes it well.
Burns throws a right and a left that Tulips avoids nicely.
Tulips tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Tulips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulips wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulips wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulips.
Burns slips under a jab.
Tulips moves out of range of the strikes.
Tulips wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns sizes up Tulips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tulips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Tulips.
Tulips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulips.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Tulips is out of range.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tulips is looking to clinch.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Gage Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Tulips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tulips throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Tulips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tulips.
Tulips scores with a nice strike.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulips.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Tulips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burns misses with a hook. Tulips ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Tulips lands a right hook to the body.
Brad Tulips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulips is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tulips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tulips doesn't seem bothered though.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulips tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tulips slips a straight right by Burns.
Tulips connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tulips manages to avoid it.
Tulips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a left and a right that stings Tulips.
Tulips misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Tulips throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tulips throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulips loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Tulips connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Tulips slips the punch.
Burns swings for the body but Tulips moves out of range.
Tulips steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burns.
Tulips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulips defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Tulips connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Tulips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Tulips wants to counter with a clinch but Burns pushes him away.
Tulips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Tulips looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Tulips manages to avoid it.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tulips.
Tulips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Tulips throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gage Burns will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tulips moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Brad Tulips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulips.
Burns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulips.
Burns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tulips misses the jab.
Tulips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
A lazy left from Tulips finds it's target.
Tulips 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 misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Tulips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tulips misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tulips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tulips.
Tulips lands a body punch.
Tulips lands a nice uppercut.
Tulips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Tulips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Tulips.
Burns tries a body shot but Tulips blocks it.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tulips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulips.
Tulips throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Tulips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Tulips lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Tulips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulips is working Burns over against the cage.
Tulips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tulips.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulips cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Tulips prevents a body shot from Burns.
Tulips lands with a light punch inside.
Tulips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Tulips.
Tulips lands a nice uppercut.
Gage Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tulips has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Tulips misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulips pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Tulips struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Tulips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage.
Tulips misses with the head strike.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulips lands with a right to the head.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tulips misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Tulips.
Tulips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns tries to work over Tulips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tulips. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice body punch from Tulips.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulips.
Still in the clinch, Tulips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns blocks a body shot from Tulips.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Tulips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage Burns!
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