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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antauro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Burns has chosen Speech Cobras as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws out a loose jab but Antauro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Antauro.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antauro.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Burns throws a hook but Antauro blocks it.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antauro misses with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Antauro wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burns cracks the inside of Antauro's front leg.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antauro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Antauro.
A good leg kick by Antauro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Antauro swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Antauro misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Antauro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Antauro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Antauro's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Antauro's front leg but catches the back leg as Antauro tries to avoid it.
Burns motions for Antauro to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Antauro takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Antauro's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro connects with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antauro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Antauro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Antauro settles back down.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Antauro off balance momentarily.
Burns throws the left hand but Antauro avoids the punch easily.
Antauro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antauro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burns can pounce on him.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Antauro throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Antauro avoids the body shot from Burns.
Antauro misses with a two punch combination.
Burns throws the left hand but Antauro avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antauro checks a leg kick.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antauro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antauro throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Antauro.
Brad Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antauro throws a body kick that misses.
Antauro drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Antauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antauro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Burns with a hook.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Antauro just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Antauro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antauro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antauro connects with a solid leg kick.
Antauro misses with a body punch
and Antauro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Antauro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Antauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Antauro swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antauro.
Burns throws a series of punches but Antauro moves out of range.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Antauro moves out of range easily.
Burns misses with a hook.
Antauro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Antauro misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Antauro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns connects with the punch.
Antauro tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brad Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Antauro avoids it.
Antauro tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antauro. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns moves out of range of the leg kick from Antauro.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Antauro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antauro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Antauro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antauro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antauro avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses the jab.
Antauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns lands a head kick!
Burns throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro misses with a body kick.
Antauro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Antauro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Burns motions for Antauro to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Antauro off balance momentarily.
Antauro avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Antauro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Antauro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
A jab from Antauro misses.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Antauro is out of range.
Antauro pushes Burns away with a front kick.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Antauro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Antauro's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antauro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burns really felt that one!
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Antauro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brad Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 jabs Antauro right on the nose. Antauro blinks but takes it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Antauro.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antauro manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antauro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Antauro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antauro.
Burns misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antauro doesn't seem phased though.
Antauro throws a leg kick that misses.
Antauro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Antauro.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Antauro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Antauro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns checks a low kick from Antauro.
Nice cross by Antauro.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns scores with a head kick. Antauro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Antauro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Antauro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Antauro is looking to clinch.
Antauro tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Antauro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Antauro in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antauro eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Antauro.
Antauro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Antauro tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Antauro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Antauro avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns lunges at Antauro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antauro's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Antauro blocks the leg kick.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antauro.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antauro moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Antauro eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antauro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antauro moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Miro Antauro did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns throws a jab when Antauro was well out of range.
Antauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns throws a leg kick but Antauro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antauro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antauro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns tries to work over Antauro's front leg with a kick but Antauro checks it.
Burns lands with a good body shot.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antauro.
Jab from Burns.
Antauro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Antauro counters with an outside leg kick.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antauro digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
Nice cross by Burns.
Antauro wants to clinch.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Antauro misses with a kick to the body
and Burns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Antauro moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Antauro under the eye.
Antauro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antauro wants to clinch
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns blocks a head kick by Antauro.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Antauro counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antauro counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Antauro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
A leg kick checked by Burns.
Antauro misses with a head kick.
Burns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Antauro just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Antauro's shoulder, as Antauro tries to avoid the shot.
Burns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Antauro back to the cage. Burns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro thows a body shot but no joy.
Antauro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Antauro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antauro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns tries to bum rush Antauro with a series of wild strikes but Antauro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antauro wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Antauro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Antauro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Miro Antauro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Antauro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns stalks Antauro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antauro's face. Antauro staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antauro. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns throws a leg kick but Antauro moved away.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns with a nice cross.
Antauro throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Antauro should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Antauro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antauro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns scores with a head kick.
Burns is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns missing with a left hand there. Antauro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antauro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Antauro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antauro moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antauro as Burns tries to tie him up.
Antauro has Burns pressed against the cage, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Antauro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro lands a nice uppercut.
Antauro blocking some punches.
Antauro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burns lands a right hand.
Antauro looking to slow down the pace here.
Antauro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Antauro tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antauro prevents a body shot from Burns.
Antauro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miro Antauro.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Antauro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antauro tries to clinch up.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Burns tries to bum rush Antauro with a series of wild strikes but Antauro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antauro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns is looking to chop away at Antauro's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antauro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Burns throws a nice head kick!
Antauro is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Antauro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a leg kick.
Antauro wants to clinch.
Burns throws a series of punches but Antauro moves out of range.
Burns misses with a hook
and Antauro counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Burns!
Brad Burns is the new bantamweight champion!
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