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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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135 lbs
18 - 23 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a right hand that Terry ducks under and follows up with a left that Terry also avoids with ease.
Brewster Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Terry closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terry throws a head kick that misses.
Terry shoots in but Burns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tombstone Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses the jab.
Terry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burns tries to clinch there but Terry circles away.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Terry is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burns!
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terry circles away quickly and effectively.
Terry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Terry persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns wants to clinch.
Terry has managed to clinch.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Terry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Burns bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terry regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns decides to stand and escape the position.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terry works over Burns's head and body with a nice combination.
Terry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Terry breaks the clinch.
Terry clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns leaves Terry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terry dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Terry.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Burns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Terry backs up against the cage.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns cracks Terry with an open hand slap.
Burns throws a series of punches but Terry moves out of range.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terry circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Terry holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry has a takedown stuffed.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Terry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns digs a good hook to Terry's body.
Terry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Terry.
Terry tries to pull guard but Burns won't allow it.
Burns wants to break free but Terry has control.
Terry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brewster Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.
Terry drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Terry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Terry is working an open guard so Burns takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Burns.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Terry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns throws a series of punches but Terry avoids them all with ease.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns shoots in but Terry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Terry shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.
Brewster Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Terry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Burns tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Burns enables Terry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Burns manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Terry is controlling him.
Burns pushes Terry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Terry looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tombstone Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terry connects with a high kick.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Terry dodges the punch combination from Burns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terry wants to clinch.
Terry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Terry tries to clinch up.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns tries to bum rush Terry with a series of wild strikes but Terry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Terry tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Terry. Terry maintains the clinch.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terry's corner calls for a 1-2. Terry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Terry drives through with a takedown into Burns's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burns has his feet on Terry's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Terry's shoulder, as Terry tries to avoid the shot.
Terry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Terry. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Terry lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters circling a little - Terry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns leaves Terry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Terry trying to control the position.
Terry wriggles free and stands up.
Burns scores with a body shot.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Terry tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns misses with a low kick as Terry jumps back.
Burns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terry avoids it really well and circles away.
Terry has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brewster Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Terry fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Terry doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Terry somewhat.
Burns misses with the combination.
Terry shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Terry is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns decides to stand up.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tombstone Terry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry throws a one two combo.
Terry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terry has Burns pressed against the cage, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns tries to break free but Terry pushes him back against the cage.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terry.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Terry won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Terry is controlling the position.
Terry landing knees to the body.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Terry manages to break the clinch.
Terry shoots in but Burns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Terry moves away from the strike by Burns.
Terry has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terry trying to land knees to the body.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Terry has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Terry won't allow it.
Burns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Terry prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Burns tries to circle away but Terry has him pinned against the cage.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Terry has the dominant position.
Terry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burns walks away with a smile on his face. Terry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Terry. Those never looked like landing.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terry on the side of the head.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Terry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terry wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Terry is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terry clinches up against the cage.
Terry'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.
Terry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Tombstone Terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Terry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tombstone Terry.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brewster Burns!
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