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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (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. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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147 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a hook to the side of Lau's head but Lau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Lau lands.
A slow jab from Lau misses its intended target.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
Burton slows down the pace here.
Burton tries a body shot but Lau blocks it.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lau has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
A short right from Lau.
A shot in the inside from Lau.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lau.
Lau blocks the elbow strike.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lau trying to stall but Burton improves his position.
Lau blocks an uppercut.
Burton lands with a left to the head.
Burton pushes off an throws an elbow but Lau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Burton pushes Lau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lau is trying to force a seperation but Burton has the dominant position.
Lau avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lau fails to land.
Lau managing to block the knees to the body from Burton.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Lau controls the action.
Nice body punch from Lau - that landed with a thud.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lau can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lau.
Burton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Lau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Lau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lau looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Lau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burton on the side of the head.
Lau throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lau tries to move into range but Burton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with an uppercut. Burton saw that one coming.
Lau lands a nice looking body shot.
Burton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Lau misses with an uppercut
and Burton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lau throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
Burton misses with a hook
enabling Lau to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Lau's ribs.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lau throws out the jab.
Lau misses with a two punch combination.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burton lands a jab-cross combination.
Lau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burton looks to land a right hand but Lau moved out of range.
Lau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Lau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton closes the distance and pushes Lau back into the cage.
Lau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton lands a good knee to the midsection. Lau won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton tries to throw a body punch but Lau avoids it by throwing Burton back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Lau blocks with his arms.
Lau struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Lau throws a punch but it's blocked by Burton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burton.
Burton stalls.
Lau looking to stall.
Burton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lau is looking to control Burton's arms but Burton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Burton prevents a body shot from Lau.
Burton with a knee to the head.
Burton lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses.
Colin Burton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lau's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau takes an elbow to the temple.
Lau lands with a short shot to the head.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Lau.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Lau in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton lands a knee to the body.
Burton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Burton.
Lau tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Lau back against the cage.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Burton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lau avoids the damage to the body.
Lau tries to stall but Burton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burton misses with a knee strike.
Lau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lau tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Burton.
Lau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Lau.
Burton has a couple of punches blocked by Lau.
Burton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lau misses with a hook.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Lau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton missing with knees to the body.
Burton blocks a body shot from Lau.
Nice elbow from Burton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lau can't find room to land a body shot as Burton controls the action.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burton up against the cage.
Lau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lau's corner calls for a 1-2. Lau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lau throws a right and a left that Burton avoids nicely.
Burton slips a straight right by Lau.
Burton takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.
Lau lands a jab to Burton's midsection.
Burton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Lau.
Burton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burton tries to clinch up but Lau circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tin Lau is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burton throws a low kick, looking for Lau's leg but Lau calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lau misses with a hook.
Lau checks a leg kick.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lau lands a slapping body shot.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Burton misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
Lau lands with a cross.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lau.
Lau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton has managed to clinch.
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lau tries to pull guard but Burton won't allow it.
Burton tries a knee to the head but Lau blocks it.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lau avoids it.
Lau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lau misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lau blocks a body shot from Burton.
Burton taking a breather.
Lau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burton looks to land a body kick but Lau moved away.
Lau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lau lands a glancing blow to the side of Burton's head.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Lau lands a nice shot to the body.
Lau thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Lau.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Lau takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Lau.
Burton has Lau up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lau is defending well for now.
Lau lands an uppercut.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lau's elbow.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Lau is blocking nicely.
Lau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Lau is looking to control Burton's arms but Burton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lau has his back to the cage.
Burton working Lau over with knees to the body.
Lau lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lau.
Lau leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lau.
Lau tries to break free but Burton pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tin Lau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tin Lau!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tin Lau thanked Adrenaline for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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