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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Loui Te Kuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Crying Game - Professor Green as his entrance music. 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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170 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
147 lbs
4 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loui Te Kuri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Te Kuri.
Te Kuri scores with a body shot.
Burton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Te Kuri counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Burton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burton lands with a cross. Te Kuri with a body punch. A glancing blow. Burton looks gassed! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Te Kuri jabbing away but nothing is landing. Te Kuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it. Burton lands a front kick. Burton throws a looping overhand right but Te Kuri ducks down to avoid it. Te Kuri lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burton connects with a single shot there. Te Kuri scores with a shot to the body.
Burton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Burton lands with a light punch inside. Burton working Te Kuri over with knees to the body. Te Kuri tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Te Kuri works on Burton's body with a couple of short punches. A short left from Burton. Burton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Te Kuri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Te Kuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Te Kuri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Te Kuri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Te Kuri in his tracks for a moment. Burton crunches a lovely knee into Te Kuri's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Te Kuri misses with the head strike.
Te Kuri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow. Te Kuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Burton lands with a light punch inside. Burton scores with a nice hook to the head. Te Kuri lands an uppercut. Burton lands an elbow just above Te Kuri 's eye. Burton lands on the inside with an uppercut. Knees to the body from Burton.
Te Kuri working aggressively here.
Te Kuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Te Kuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Burton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Te Kuri backwards. Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Te Kuri takes an elbow to the forehead. Burton crunches a lovely knee into Te Kuri's ribcage. Burton lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Burton.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Te Kuri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A knee to the head by Burton.
Te Kuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Te Kuri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Burton.
Te Kuri tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Te Kuri back against the cage. Burton prevents a body shot from Te Kuri. Burton prevents a body shot from Te Kuri. Burton lands a knee to the body.
Te Kuri misses with the head strike.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Te Kuri misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Te Kuri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut. Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Te Kuri's defenses. A head punch on the inside from Te Kuri fails to land. Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Te Kuri tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Te Kuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Burton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Te Kuri up against the cage. Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Te Kuri backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges. Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Te Kuri working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burton. Te Kuri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Te Kuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Te Kuri. Burton lands an elbow just above Te Kuri 's eye. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Te Kuri. Te Kuri misses with the head strike.
Te Kuri misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Burton will probably get the nod. 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Te Kuri. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet. Te Kuri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burton on his heels. He'll look to pass Burton's guard now, I'm sure. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Te Kuri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Te Kuri chips away with some ground and pound. Burton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Te Kuri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Te Kuri postures up in Burton's guard and throws a big left but Burton blocks it. Te Kuri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burton on the ground. Burton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Te Kuri frees his head nicely. Oh but Burton has switched to an armbar! Te Kuri is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Colin Burton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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