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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites. Geoff Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geoff Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Lacroix!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacroix lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacroix looks to clinch
and Lacroix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lacroix counter with a right hand.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns avoids the body shot from Lacroix.
Burns takes a swing at Lacroix's ribcage but misses.
Lacroix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lacroix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lacroix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Lacroix does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Lacroix looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Lacroix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacroix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lacroix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Lacroix counters with a head kick. That will keep Burns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacroix was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Lacroix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lacroix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacroix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Lacroix works the jab nicely.
Lacroix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Nice body punch from Lacroix.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacroix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lacroix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Lacroix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lacroix to score with a decent uppercut.
Lacroix has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lacroix.
Burns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lacroix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Burns.
Lacroix's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacroix.
Lacroix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lacroix.
Lacroix stalls.
Lacroix misses with the head strike.
Lacroix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lacroix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lacroix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacroix lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacroix.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacroix misses with some punches.
Burns pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lacroix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lacroix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lacroix.
Lacroix breaks the clinch.
Lacroix scores with a jab to the head.
Lacroix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lacroix tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Lacroix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lacroix throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacroix. Lacroix obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burns misses with a right hand
and Lacroix counters with a straight right hand.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lacroix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Lacroix tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Lacroix takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Lacroix rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Lacroix.
Lacroix blocks an uppercut.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacroix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Lacroix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lacroix dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Lacroix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns throws a hook but Lacroix avoids it easily.
Lacroix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacroix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacroix moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacroix lands with a light punch inside.
Burns stalling in the clinch but Lacroix improves position.
Lacroix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacroix works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacroix lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacroix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lacroix in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lacroix lands with a light punch inside.
Lacroix lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lacroix lands a shot to the body.
Lacroix lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Lacroix pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacroix.
Lacroix lands a body punch.
Lacroix is pushing Burns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lacroix lands an uppercut.
Lacroix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns is trying to stall.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacroix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Lacroix lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacroix.
Lacroix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lacroix.
Lacroix is pushing Burns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lacroix works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacroix.
Lacroix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lacroix presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lacroix is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacroix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lacroix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lacroix lands a nice uppercut.
Lacroix leaning against his opponent.
Lacroix digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Burns tries to stall but Lacroix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daniel Lacroix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacroix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacroix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lacroix lands with a right to the head.
Lacroix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lacroix lands with a light punch inside.
Lacroix controlling the action here for a moment.
Lacroix lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lacroix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lacroix.
Lacroix lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lacroix.
A short left from Lacroix.
Lacroix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lacroix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lacroix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lacroix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lacroix stalling against the cage.
Lacroix breaks the clinch.
Geoff Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacroix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Lacroix.
Lacroix works Burns's body with a nice hook.
Lacroix looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Lacroix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacroix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix gets a clinch.
Lacroix breaks the clinch.
Lacroix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Lacroix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacroix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lacroix.
Lacroix throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Lacroix catches Burns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacroix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Lacroix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Lacroix misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacroix throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lacroix.
Lacroix ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Lacroix lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Lacroix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lacroix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacroix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacroix connects with a crisp jab.
Lacroix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacroix. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacroix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Burns misses the body punch
and Lacroix counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lacroix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacroix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacroix. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacroix throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Lacroix only half commits.
Lacroix darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Burns presses Lacroix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Lacroix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacroix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lacroix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns misses with some punches.
Lacroix digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacroix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacroix.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lacroix fails to land.
Lacroix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lacroix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacroix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacroix gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacroix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacroix controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lacroix.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lacroix scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lacroix fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lacroix has managed to clinch.
Lacroix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lacroix manages to break the clinch.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lacroix.
Lacroix connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Lacroix.
Lacroix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacroix.
Lacroix closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix lands a left hand.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacroix controls his hands.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniel Lacroix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacroix.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacroix prevents a body shot from Burns.
Lacroix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns trying to stall but Lacroix improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacroix.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Lacroix.
Geoff Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lacroix lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacroix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacroix.
Lacroix scores with a hook to the body.
Lacroix lands a body shot.
Lacroix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lacroix lands an uppercut.
Burns is looking to control Lacroix's arms but Lacroix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burns has his back to the cage.
Lacroix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacroix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacroix slowing the pace effectively.
Lacroix blocks a body shot from Burns.
Lacroix lands a body punch.
Burns has Lacroix pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lacroix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lacroix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lacroix!
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