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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yianni Theodosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton comes into the arena with Carcass - Keep on Rotting in the Free World blaring out of the sound system. Yianni Theodosis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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271 lbs
24 - 27 - 1 |
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283 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
24 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yianni Theodosis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Theodosis circles away.
Burton tries to bum rush Theodosis with a series of wild strikes but Theodosis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Burton shoots for a double leg takedown but Theodosis sprawls well. He's pushed Burton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Theodosis cracks Burton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fred Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Theodosis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Theodosis thows a leg kick but Burton checks it
and Burton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burton scores with a takedown into Theodosis's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Burton wants to control from the top but Theodosis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodosis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theodosis.
Burton misses with a body shot.
A jab from Theodosis finds it's way through Burton's defenses.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Theodosis's shoulder, as Theodosis tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theodosis doesn't manage to clinch there - Burton circles away.
Yianni Theodosis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Theodosis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Theodosis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burton.
Theodosis wants to clinch up but Burton keeps it at a distance.
Theodosis throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Burton.
Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodosis is desperately trying to improve his position but Burton has a good base and remains in mount.
Burton avoids the attempt from Theodosis to control.
Theodosis can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodosis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Burton.
Burton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Yianni Theodosis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theodosis tries to buck Burton off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yianni Theodosis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burton.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burton lands with a nice combination. Theodosis backs away looking to recover.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fred Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Burton misses its intended target.
Theodosis clinches with his opponent.
Burton is trying to break free.
Theodosis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton scores with a takedown into Theodosis's guard.
Burton tries to free his leg and advance position but Theodosis is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodosis is pulling down on Burton's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yianni Theodosis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Theodosis misses the shot to the body.
Theodosis avoids the body shot from Burton.
A jab from Burton misses.
Burton thows a body shot but no joy.
Theodosis throws a head kick that Burton semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodosis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Theodosis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Theodosis wants it to stay on the feet.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Theodosis is just out of range.
Theodosis throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Theodosis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Theodosis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theodosis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodosis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Theodosis throws a head kick that misses.
Theodosis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Theodosis.
Theodosis tries to clinch there but Burton circles away.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Theodosis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Burton throws the left hand but Theodosis avoids the punch easily.
Burton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theodosis misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theodosis moves away.
Theodosis with a nice cross.
Theodosis ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Theodosis moves in looking to clinch but Burton pushes him off.
Theodosis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burton throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Burton blocks the leg kick.
Theodosis lands with a kick to the temple. Burton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yianni Theodosis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yianni Theodosis's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Theodosis moves away and avoids it.
Burton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burton avoids the head kick by Theodosis.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Theodosis counters with a leg kick.
Burton swings for the body but Theodosis moves out of range.
Burton looks for a takedown but Theodosis sprawls well.
Burton slips a jab from Theodosis.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Theodosis tries to work over Burton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theodosis taking a breather.
Burton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Theodosis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Theodosis has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
Theodosis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Theodosis prevents it.
Theodosis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yianni Theodosis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a hook to the body. Theodosis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Theodosis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Burton counter with a right hand.
A big left from Burton misses.
Burton shoots in looking for a takedown but Theodosis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Burton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Theodosis circles away quickly and effectively.
Burton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Theodosis is trying to stand.
Theodosis is trying to control but can't.
Fred Burton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Theodosis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Theodosis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theodosis.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Theodosis sprawls well. Theodosis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
Theodosis moves out of range as Burton strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodosis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Theodosis throws a head kick but Burton moves out of range.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Theodosis moves in looking to clinch but Burton pushes him off.
Theodosis clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Theodosis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton avoids the elbow strike from Theodosis, against the cage.
Theodosis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Theodosis prevents Burton from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yianni Theodosis.
I think Theodosis 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yianni Theodosis!
Yianni Theodosis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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