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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Correa comes to the cage accompanied by Paranoid. Brett Burrows has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burrows stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burrows wants it to stay on the feet.
Correa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burrows throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brett Burrows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrows misses with the combination.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Correa moves away from the strike by Burrows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correa slips a jab and a cross from Burrows.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Burrows misses the shot to the body.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Burrows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Correa manages to avoid it.
Burrows lands a body shot.
Burrows fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Burrows misses.
Burrows waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Correa.
Burrows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Correa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Correa moves out of range.
Brett Burrows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
Burrows looks gassed!
Burrows misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Correa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burrows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burrows.
A punch combination from Burrows misses.
Correa gets a takedown into half guard.
Correa not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Romulo Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrows.
Correa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burrows napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burrows is trying to escape the position but Correa is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Correa controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burrows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burrows waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Correa.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but Burrows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burrows lands with a nice body punch.
Correa shoots in for a double leg but Burrows sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Correa moves away from the strike by Burrows.
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Correa is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrows misses with a wild body shot.
Brett Burrows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Burrows. That snapped Correa's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows digs a good body shot into Correa's ribs.
Correa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burrows did well to prevent Correa getting side control.
Burrows tries to get to full guard but Correa has control of the leg.
Burrows is looking to control Correa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burrows avoid being mounted?
Burrows is pressing down on Correa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Correa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burrows trying to control the position.
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.
Correa 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.
Burrows trying to keep a closed guard but Correa is proving a slippery customer.
Correa won't allow Burrows to get back to his feet.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
Correa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burrows has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Correa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Burrows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows tries to buck Correa off but Correa is having none of it.
Correa just content to control the position.
Correa landing a few strikes.
Correa prevents Burrows from escaping the position.
Burrows is trying to control Correa's posture but Correa avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burrows throws an overhand right that lands on Correa's shoulder, as Correa tries to avoid the shot.
Burrows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burrows throws a right hand that Correa ducks under and follows up with a left that Correa also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Correa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrows's waist but Burrows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Correa off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burrows's guard.
Correa postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Correa dominated that second round.
That's time! Correa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burrows throws a nice looking combination but Correa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correa moves out of range of the body kick from Burrows.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Correa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burrows wants to stand and escape but Correa is having none of it.
Burrows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burrows is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burrows not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace.
Correa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burrows looking to control.
Correa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burrows is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burrows being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Romulo Correa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burrows.
Burrows throws a lazy right hand but Correa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrows throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
Burrows misses with a looping right.
Burrows misses with a few strikes there.
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Correa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Correa slips under a jab from Burrows.
That's four 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.
Correa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrows but Burrows pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burrows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrows looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
Correa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burrows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrows just misses with a punch to the body.
Burrows throws the left hand but Correa avoids the punch easily.
Burrows throws a series of punches but Correa moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Correa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Romulo Correa wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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pop
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