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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Drax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fedor Entrance Song . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Drax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
Burns looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burns will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drax up against the ropes.
Drax managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns is looking to control Drax's arms but Drax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burns has his back to the ropes.
Drax looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drax as Burns tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drax takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Drax looking to slow down the pace here.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Drax avoids the damage to the body.
Drax blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Drax misses
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drax's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Drax throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drax throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burns drops back looking for a leg! Drax is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drax manages to kick Burns off! Burns jumps back into Drax's guard.
Drax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drax lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burns!
Burns is looking to get to half guard.
Drax sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drax looking to ground and pound but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Drax thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Drax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Drax pulls his head out easily.
Burns looks gassed!
Drax thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns manages to get to full guard.
Burns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burns 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.
Drax has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drax connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drax as he avoids it easily.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drax thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drax is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drax tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drax tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Drax regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drax throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Drax throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drax can pounce on him.
Drax gets a takedown into half guard.
Drax thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drax.
Burns moves into full guard.
Drax lands a couple of elbows.
Burns looking for a guillotine here but Drax defends easily.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drax's guard.
Drax trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drax scores with a nice shot.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Drax is keeping the position.
Drax lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
Drax trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Drax trying to strike off his back.
Drax striking off his back but it's not causing Burns any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drax ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drax throws a chopping leg kick but Burns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drax shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drax tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Drax misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Bradley Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drax throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drax.
Drax closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drax has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Burns is pressing down on Drax's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drax is holding on for now.
Drax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Eugene Bradley Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drax tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Drax throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Burns is trying to work for a kimura but Drax is defending well.
Burns blocks the strikes from Drax.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drax wants to clinch
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drax avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drax using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drax holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Burns tries a knee to the head but Drax blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Drax breaks the clinch.
Drax wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Drax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drax has a takedown stuffed.
Drax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Burns looks to land a right hand but Drax moved out of range.
Drax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drax tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drax throws and low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Drax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Drax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drax scores with a leg kick.
Sir Drax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tries to clinch up but Drax circles away and keeps his distance.
Drax cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drax.
Drax has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drax avoids it.
Drax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drax stalling the fight.
Drax avoids the elbow strike from Burns, against the ropes.
Drax managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drax.
Drax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drax avoids it.
Drax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drax content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drax managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Drax is looking to control Burns's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drax has his back to the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sir Drax.
Drax fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drax.
Drax fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Drax persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drax looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Burns tries to get to full guard but Drax has control of the leg.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A good leg kick by Drax.
Drax attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drax.
Drax fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Drax.
Burns trying to control the position but instead, Drax has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Drax dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns looks to throw the jab but Drax is out of range.
Drax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drax throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drax.
Drax tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Drax connects with a solid leg kick.
Drax is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drax tries for a takedown but Burns circles away easily
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drax trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drax trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Drax thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drax doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drax doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Drax forces Burns back against the ropes and clinches.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drax content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Drax tries to tie him up.
That's two 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.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drax.
Drax dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sir Drax.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drax throws a leg kick
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drax is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Drax avoids the damage to the body.
Drax jumps guard.
Drax trying to strike off his back.
Burns stands up over Drax, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drax thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drax throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Burns pushing down on Drax's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drax is pressing down on Burns's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drax throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drax throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drax's head.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drax is keeping the position for now.
Drax trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drax swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drax looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drax manages to get himself to full guard.
Drax striking off his back but it's not causing Burns any problems.
Drax throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Drax striking off his back but it's not causing Burns any problems.
Drax thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Burns pushing down on Drax's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugene Bradley Burns.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Bradley Burns!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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