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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Mac!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
Burnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mac shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac shoots in looking for a takedown. Burnett tries to sprawl out of it but Mac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burnett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Mac.
Mac has a takedown stuffed.
Donk. Burnett catches Mac right on the button with a cross.
Mac fails to land the takedown.
Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Mac on that attempt.
Mac looks gassed!
Burnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mac.
Mac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burnett to score with a decent uppercut.
Burnett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mac if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Burnett does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett throws a nice head kick!
Mac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burnett.
Mac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burnett fakes the leg kick and cracks Mac in the body.
Brian Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burnett.
Mac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mac is trying desperately to land a takedown but Burnett is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mac.
Burnett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burnett lands a really nice looking cross but Mac seems unphased.
Burnett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burnett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burnett is looking to slow Mac down with leg kicks.
Burnett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burnett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burnett tests Mac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burnett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Burnett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burnett slaps away a takedown attempt from Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mac. That did some damage!
Burnett works over Mac's head and body with a nice combination.
Mac fails with a takedown attempt.
Mac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett lands with a kick to the temple. Mac shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burnett's waist but Burnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mac off to one side.
Burnett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mac looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Burnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nick Burnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burnett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burnett lands a high kick!
Burnett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac throws out a loose jab but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett stuffs the takedown attempt from Mac. Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
Mac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burnett lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burnett circles away.
Mac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mac's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burnett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burnett stuffs the takedown.
Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac somewhat.
Mac walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burnett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burnett cracks a nice hook into Mac's ribs.
Mac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burnett defends it nicely.
Burnett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mac shoots for a double leg takedown but Burnett sprawls well. He's pushed Mac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Burnett 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.
Burnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burnett sprawls well. Burnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Burnett.
Burnett lands an overhand right.
No luck for Mac with that takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Burnett.
Burnett cracks Mac with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burnett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mac might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burnett has got the better of the exchanges.
Burnett scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Mac.
Burnett lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mac throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burnett.
Burnett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mac closes the distance and clinches up with Burnett, looking for a takedown. Mac pushes Burnett against the cage but Burnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burnett scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to de liver by Burnett. Beautiful body shot.
Mac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burnett's waist but Burnett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mac off to one side.
Burnett thuds a left hand into Mac's body.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnett as he avoids it easily.
Burnett lands with a right hand.
Burnett lands with a shot to the body.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnett as he avoids it easily.
Mac looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac swinging wilding here.
Nice shot by Burnett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burnett.
Mac fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mac.
Mac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mac misses with a double jab
and Burnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burnett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to control but Burnett is working from the bottom.
Burnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burnett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mac throwing strikes from guard but Burnett blocks nicely.
Burnett is working an open guard so Mac takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mac is defended easily by Burnett.
Burnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burnett sprawls well. Burnett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
Mac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Mac tries for a takedown but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mac shoots in and bounces Burnett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mac working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burnett's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Burnett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burnett but Burnett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mac fails to land the takedown.
Burnett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mac backs up against the cage.
Burnett lunges at Mac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mac's hand.
Burnett lands a head kick!
Burnett scores with a nice right hand.
Mac shoots for a double leg takedown but Burnett sprawls well. He's pushed Mac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nick Burnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Mac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burnett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burnett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mac.
Mac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nick Burnett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burnett circles away.
Burnett lands a head kick!
Mac dives in and grabs Burnett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burnett pushes down on Mac's head and hops out.
Burnett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Burnett as Mac shoots in.
Burnett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mac dives in and grabs Burnett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burnett pushes down on Mac's head and hops out.
Mac fails with the takedown.
Burnett jabs Mac right on the nose. Mac blinks but takes it well.
Mac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burnett is fending him off so far but Mac persists. Nope, Burnett circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnett scores with a jab to the body.
Mac feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Burnett keeping full guard, as Mac tries to pass.
Mac throwing strikes but missing.
Burnett wants to stand up but Mac is controlling him.
Mac postures up in Burnett's guard and throws a big left but Burnett blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burnett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mac is controlling him.
Nick Burnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mac throws a big right hand that misses.
Burnett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Good exchange - Mac coming out on top.
Jab from Burnett.
Nice takedown defense from Burnett. No joy for Mac on that attempt.
Mac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burnett.
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.
Mac ducks right into an uppercut from Burnett.
Mac shoots for a takedown but Burnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mac looks for a takedown but Burnett sprawls well.
Burnett connects with the punch.
Mac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burnett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burnett moves out of range as Mac strikes.
Mac fails with a takedown attempt.
Brian Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Burnett does it's job there.
Burnett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mac shoots in but Burnett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Burnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnett, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Burnett!
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