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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Krups (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Krups might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Escape from the Hostile. Burton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Mark Krups has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Krups!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Krups misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton misses with a looping right.
Burton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Krups bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krups's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krups scrambles back to his feet.
Krups scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Burton.
Burton throws a shot to the body.
Burton misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burton works Krups's body with a nice hook.
Krups leaves Burton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Krups is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krups moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton shoots in and bounces Krups off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Burton controlling from the top position.
Krups looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burton is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burton thuds his right hand into Krups's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krups misses with a kick to the body
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Krups.
Burton scores with a jab to the body.
Burton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krups on his heels. He'll look to pass Krups's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Krups doesn't manage to clinch there - Burton circles away.
Burton throws a hook but Krups avoids it easily.
Burton shoots in for a takedown but Krups shows good takedown defense.
Burton misses with a body shot
and Krups finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krups bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krups misses with a head kick.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throwing strikes here but Krups is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Burton working for a guillotine from mount but Krups is in no mood to give up.
Burton dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krups is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Burton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burton with good strikes from the mount here!
Burton thowing shots but they're missing.
Burton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krups is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Krups is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Burton raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burton gets a takedown into half guard.
Krups knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burton on the ground.
Burton wants to take a breather but Krups is having none of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Krups is trying to stand back up but Burton is controlling him
Burton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krups!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton misses with a head shot.
Krups is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krups on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krups tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton with shots to the head and body - Krups looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burton content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton raining down shots from the mount!
Mark Krups has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Burton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Krups that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krups is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to finish this one by submission but Krups is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burton.
Burton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krups can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fred Burton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krups is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Burton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burton 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Burton!
Fred Burton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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