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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Thurber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Thurber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Callum Burke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurber tries to clinch up.
Burke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thurber tries to clinch but Burke is having none of it.
Burke is looking to clinch but Thurber is avoiding it.
Jordan Thurber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thurber rushes Burke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burke tries to circle away but Thurber has him pinned against the cage.
Thurber slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Thurber.
Thurber is breathing heavily.
Thurber lands a nice uppercut.
Thurber lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thurber.
Thurber taking a breather.
Thurber gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burke regains guard.
Thurber won't allow Burke to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thurber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burke on the ground.
Thurber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thurber wants to get up but he can't break Burke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burke wants to sweep but no luck.
Burke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thurber's guard.
Burke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thurber is keeping the position for now.
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.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Thurber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burke prevents Thurber from getting back to his feet.
Burke wants to control from the top but Thurber keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thurber wants to get back to his feet but Burke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke is standing up over Thurber. Thurber looks to escape but Burke dives into side control.
Burke prevents Thurber from escaping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burke shoots in looking for a takedown. Thurber tries to sprawl out of it but Burke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thurber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thurber clinches up with Burke and pushes him back against the cage.
Thurber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thurber blocks an uppercut.
Thurber presses Burke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thurber works on Burke's body with a couple of short punches.
Thurber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burke or not.
Thurber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thurber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thurber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thurber.
Burke jumps guard but Thurber stands there with Burke around his waist. Burke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jordan Thurber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Burke.
Thurber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thurber is pressed up against the cage. Burke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thurber down to the mat. Thurber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thurber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thurber clinches with his opponent.
Thurber avoiding damage.
Thurber cracks Burke with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Thurber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thurber's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Thurber misses.
Thurber tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Burke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burke tries to keep at a distance but Thurber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thurber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thurber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Burke throws a punch but it's blocked by Thurber.
Thurber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thurber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thurber has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burke regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thurber passes into half guard.
Burke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burke has a hand on Thurber's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thurber takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thurber is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Thurber is looking to clinch but Burke is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Thurber. No joy for Burke on that attempt.
Burke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thurber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burke, pushing him back against the cage.
Thurber lands an uppercut.
Thurber scores with a shot to the side of Burke's head.
A short body shot lands from Thurber as the two fighters clinch.
Thurber slows down the pace here.
Burke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thurber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
Thurber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burke is trying to break the clinch but Thurber is controlling him.
Burke can't get the takedown.
Jordan Thurber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Burke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thurber on the inside.
Thurber lands with a right to the head.
Thurber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
Burke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thurber smiles and moves away.
Thurber looks to clinch
and Burke moves into the clinch.
Thurber lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thurber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thurber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burke.
Thurber moves into the clinch successfully.
Thurber gets underhooks to prevent Burke's takedown attempt.
Thurber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thurber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurber is leaning against Burke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thurber pushes Burke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burke tries to circle away but Thurber has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Thurber on the inside.
Thurber avoids the elbow strike from Burke, against the cage.
Burke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thurber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thurber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burkes head.
Thurber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thurber walks away with a smile on his face. Burke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thurber doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
Thurber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thurber darts in trying to clinch
and Burke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thurber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Thurber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burke fails to land the takedown.
Thurber darts in trying to clinch
and Burke counters with a series of strikes. Thurber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thurber tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Thurber is looking to clinch but Burke is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thurber lands a nice shot to the body.
Thurber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thurber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thurber is looking to break free of the clinch but Burke has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thurber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Thurber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Thurber.
Thurber digs a right hand underneath Burke's ribcage. Burke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thurber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burke takes a shot to the head.
Thurber is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thurber blocking some punches.
Thurber scores with a shot to the side of Burke's head.
Thurber gets through Burke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Thurber.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thurber as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thurber.
Thurber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thurber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Thurber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thurber lands a nice uppercut.
Burke can't get the takedown.
Jordan Thurber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Burke.
Burke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thurber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thurber is leaning against Burke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thurber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thurber breaks from the clinch.
Thurber moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
Thurber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thurber moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
Thurber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke is trying to break the clinch but Thurber is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Thurber.
Thurber scores with a hook to the body.
Thurber lands a nice uppercut.
Thurber tries to break free but Burke pushes him back against the cage.
Thurber gets underhooks to prevent Burke's takedown attempt.
Thurber blocking some punches.
Burke misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Thurber - that landed with a thud.
Thurber lands a hook that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Burke tries to break the clinch but Thurber is controlling the position.
Thurber lands a right hand.
Burke being controlled against the cage.
Thurber lands a hook that snaps the head of Burke backwards.
Thurber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thurber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thurber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thurber is leaning against Burke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thurber is pushing Burke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thurber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burke working hard to break the clinch.
Burke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thurber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thurber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jordan Thurber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thurber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Thurber on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burke goes for a takedown attempt but Thurber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thurber clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Thurber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thurber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Thurber!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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