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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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275 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megaphny.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaphny manages to avoid it.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns looking to score a takedown here. Megaphny is defending well but Burns drives through and ends up in Megaphny's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Megaphny.
Burns throws a strike but Megaphny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Megaphny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Megaphny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Megaphny trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Megaphny is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Megaphny has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.
Megaphny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Megaphny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Megaphny frees his head nicely. Oh but Burns has switched to an armbar! Megaphny is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Carl Burns!
A very excited looking Carl Burns rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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