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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Psycho Killer- Talking Heads as his entrance music. Peter Burns will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Burns!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plude takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Plude gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Plude connects with a nice short shot to Burns's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burns wants to improve his position but Plude is controlling well.
Plude controlling the action here.
Plude is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns trying to control here.
Plude moves nicely into side control.
Burns looks gassed!
Plude throws an elbow but Burns slips to the side and avoids it well.
Plude wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plude is chipping away with strikes.
Plude taking a breather here.
Burns manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Plude slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Plude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Plude is retaining full guard.
Plude looking for a sweep. Not yet Plude, not yet.
Plude is working hard here to advance position.
Plude has control of Burns's left arm, preventing Burns from doing any damage.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Plude is retaining full guard.
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.
Plude controlling the position.
Plude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Plude scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Plude grinds an elbow into Burns's temple.
Burns tries to bench press Plude off him but Plude keeps the position.
What's Burns going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Burns struggling a bit here.
Burns is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Plude has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Plude scoring with strikes.
Burns tries to bench press Plude off him but Plude keeps the position.
Plude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude jumps guard but Burns stands there with Plude around his waist. Plude gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Plude manages to pull guard.
Plude keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns wants to control from the top but Plude keeps moving.
Plude throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burns gets to his feet - Plude follows without any prompting.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Plude on that attempt.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plude preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Plude is trying to control but can't.
Burns prevents Plude from improving his position.
Plude slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plude is on top in guard.
Plude trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Plude is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Plude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burns is trying to keep Plude in close.
Plude trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Plude dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Plude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plude throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Plude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plude.
Plude throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Plude throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Daniel Plude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plude shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plude misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Plude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plude looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Plude changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Plude manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plude but Plude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniel Plude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Burns.
Plude smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Plude darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters with a good, hard body kick but Plude shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plude throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plude misses with a wild combination.
Plude misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burns decides to stand and escape the position.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Plude.
Plude throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Plude misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Plude has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burns uses from the top position.
Daniel Plude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Plude is trying to keep Burns in close.
Plude striking off his back but it's not causing Burns any problems.
Plude will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Plude 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plude not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plude looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plude shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns tries to sprawl out of it but Plude 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.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plude.
Plude looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Plude to counter with a crisp jab.
Plude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Plude shoots and misses
so Burns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plude looking for a sweep. Not yet Plude, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Plude is proving hard to escape from.
Burns controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burns trying to control but Plude is working from the bottom.
Plude 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Plude circles away.
Plude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plude misses with a wild combination.
Plude avoids the head kick by Burns.
Plude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plude misses with the combination.
Plude throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Plude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plude darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Burns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Plude fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Plude tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Plude.
Burns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plude.
Burns is rocked!
Plude swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plude changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burns looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burns is still in real trouble! Can Plude finish him?
Plude has an Americana. Burns didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Plude is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Plude hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daniel Plude!
Daniel Plude retains his welterweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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