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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 1195 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 164 p4p, 292 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Roy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Burns.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Roy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burns's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Roy landing some decent shots from guard.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns is looking to stand up but Roy isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns is pulling down on Roy's head to control his posture.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy is working Burns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roy landing with the ground and pound.
Roy wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Burns seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roy staying out of range there.
Roy lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Roy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burns looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roy's guard.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roy holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Roy has wrist control.
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 Marques Roy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roy fails with the takedown.
Roy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burns napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burns avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roy.
Roy is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Roy to regain half guard.
Burns trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Burns is not content to let Roy control the position.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burns is trying to maintain the position but Roy is very close to passing his half guard.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
That's two 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.
Roy trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Burns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns slaps away a takedown attempt from Roy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Burns scores with a four punch combination!
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Roy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Roy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to control.
Roy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns trying to control the position.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four 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.
Roy working some strikes from top position.
Burns seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Roy stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns is controlling Roy's posture.
Let's hope that Burns has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roy wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
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 Marques Roy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roy shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roy lands in his opponent's guard.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns being controlled here momentarily.
Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy, not yet.
Roy is working hard here to advance position.
Roy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Roy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burns controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Roy has a closed guard, preventing Burns from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roy has time to react.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Roy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burns sprawls and moves away.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns jabs Roy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Roy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roy lands in his opponent's guard.
Roy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roy 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 content to stall in guard here.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Roy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andreas Burns.
I think Roy 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Roy!
A relieved looking Marques Roy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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