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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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18 - 8 - 1 |
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210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eduardo throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a body kick.
Eduardo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns Jr clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eduardo.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eduardo.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Eduardo moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eduardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Eduardo misses with a looping left.
Burns Jr misses with a looping right.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eduardo. That's going to slow Burns Jr down.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eduardo swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Burns Jr lands but Eduardo takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Eduardo.
Burns Jr has had enough of the clinch but Eduardo keeps him there for the moment.
Burns Jr misses with some punches.
Eduardo trying to control the position but instead, Burns Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eduardo into the cage.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eduardo.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up
and Eduardo counters with a series of strikes. Burns Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eduardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eduardo misses the jab.
Burns Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Eduardo is trying to stall.
Burns Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr scores with a shot to the side of Eduardo's head.
Burns Jr blocking some punches.
Burns Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Eduardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eduardo.
Eduardo avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
A lazy left from Eduardo finds it's target.
Eduardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns Jr momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Eduardo misses.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Eduardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Eduardo moves forwards but Burns Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eduardo.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns Jr throws a right hand that Eduardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Eduardo also avoids with ease.
Burns Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Eduardo thows a leg kick but Burns Jr checks it
and Burns Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eduardo misses with a wild combination.
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eduardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eduardo is being controlled here.
Burns Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eduardo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns Jr controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Simba Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eduardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns Jr clinches up with Eduardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Eduardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burns Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Eduardo fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burns Jr avoids the elbow strike from Eduardo, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eduardo as Burns Jr tries to tie him up.
Eduardo tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Eduardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Eduardo tries to avoid it.
Eduardo misses with a wild combination.
Burns Jr jabs Eduardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eduardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eduardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Eduardo scores with a body shot.
Burns Jr lands a head kick!
Eduardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr rushes Eduardo and presses him up against the cage.
Burns Jr lands with a left to the head.
Eduardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns Jr letting Eduardo take a breather here.
Eduardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eduardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eduardo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eduardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eduardos head.
Burns Jr prevents Eduardo from breaking the clinch.
Burns Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eduardo tries to throw a body punch but Burns Jr avoids it by throwing Eduardo back against the cage.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eduardo dodges an elbow strike from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries a body shot but Eduardo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eduardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr cracks Eduardo with a nice body shot.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eduardo.
Eduardo cracks a nice hook into Burns Jr's ribs.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eduardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
Burns Jr has managed to clinch.
Eduardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Eduardo avoids the damage to the body.
Eduardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eduardo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eduardo.
Burns Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eduardo tries to keep at a distance but Burns Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eduardo moves away.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns Jr motions for Eduardo to come forward. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Eduardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns Jr blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo blocks the elbow strike.
Eduardo misses with a body punch.
Eduardo has Burns Jr pressed against the cage.
Eduardo misses with a body punch.
Eduardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
Burns Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Eduardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eduardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Eduardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Eduardo's side.
Eduardo avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Eduardo moves out of range.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Eduardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Eduardo moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Eduardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eduardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eduardo.
Burns Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Eduardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Eduardo tries to avoid it.
Eduardo loads up on a big right hand but Burns Jr slips the punch.
Burns Jr moves in looking to clinch but Eduardo pushes him off.
Eduardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns Jr tries to clinch there but Eduardo circles away.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Eduardo misses.
Burns Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
Burns Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eduardo misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back.
Burns Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burns Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Eduardo misses its intended target.
Eduardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns Jr wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns Jr - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Eduardo does no damage.
Eduardo misses with a body kick.
Eduardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eduardo looks to land a combination but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Eduardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr lands with an overhand left.
Burns Jr lands a head kick!
Eduardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Eduardo off balance momentarily.
Eduardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eduardo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns Jr counters with a head kick.
Eduardo needs to keep his hands up - Burns Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Burns Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns Jr is out of range.
Eduardo throws a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head but Burns Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eduardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eduardo moves out of range as Burns Jr throws a body kick.
Burns Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Eduardo if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns Jr scores with a push kick.
Carlos Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eduardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns Jr connects with a leg kick. Eduardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Simba Burns Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eduardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eduardo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burns Jr. That one must have hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns Jr avoids it.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr works Eduardo's body with a nice hook.
Eduardo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up.
Eduardo throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Eduardo misses with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Eduardo 's knee.
Burns Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eduardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eduardo tries to stall but Burns Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burns Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Eduardo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simba Burns Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns Jr 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm not back, because I never left.. I am here and here to stay and I want that world title. I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my new partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys.'.
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energy
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hype
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