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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Pintos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burke in his tracks.
Burke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burke throws a low kick, looking for Pintos's leg but Pintos calmly moves out of range.
Pintos moves out of range as Burke strikes.
Pintos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pintos throws a leg kick but Burke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pintos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pintos throws a front kick that sends Burke stumbling back into the cage.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke checks a low kick from Pintos.
El Pintos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintos looks for the body kick but Burke saw that one coming.
Burke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintos.
Burke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pintos.
Pintos lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like James Burke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke drops his hands momentarily and Pintos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Pintos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pintos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke tries to bum rush Pintos with a series of wild strikes but Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pintos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pintos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pintos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pintos has escaped and now he's on top!
Burke trying to control the position.
Pintos won't allow Burke to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Burke controls Pintos momentarily but Pintos frees himself.
Pintos is stalling in the full guard.
Burke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pintos defends it easily.
Burke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pintos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pintos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burke.
Burke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pintos. That one must have hurt.
Burke throws a leg kick but Pintos moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pintos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burke takes one to the chin there.
El Pintos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke defending well as Pintos loads up on a big left hand.
Pintos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burke throws out the jab.
Pintos throws a low kick, looking for Burke's leg but Burke calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pintos avoids a kick to the body.
Pintos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pintos lands a glancing blow to the side of Burke's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pintos.
Pintos misses with the combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pintos tries to land a front kick but Burke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pintos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burke counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pintos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Pintos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pintos slips a jab from Burke.
Pintos misses the shot to the body.
Pintos delivers a nice body kick.
Pintos lands with a cross.
Pintos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burke.
Pintos connects with an inside leg kick.
Pintos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pintos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pintos throws a series of punches but Burke moves out of range.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burke throws out a loose jab but Pintos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pintos throws a big shot that misses.
Pintos dips to his left and cracks Burke with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintos misses with a low kick.
Pintos with a nice cross.
Pintos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burke moves out of range as Pintos throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Pintos blocks the low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pintos!
Pintos lands a slapping body shot.
Burke looks for a takedown but Pintos sprawls well.
Pintos scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pintos misses with a leg kick.
Pintos scores with a leg kick.
Burke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pintos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pintos misses with a series of wild punches.
Pintos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Pintos finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintos scoring well with a low kick there.
Burke misses with a hook.
Pintos lands with a straight right. Burke didn't see that one coming.
Pintos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pintos misses the jab.
Pintos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burke.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pintos was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Good work by Burke as he checks the leg kick.
Pintos misses the jab.
Pintos cracks the inside of Burke's front leg.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Pintos.
Pintos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Pintos throws a head kick but Burke moves out of range.
Burke tried to score with a low kick but Pintos checks it.
El Pintos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pintos as he avoids it easily.
Burke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pintos checks it well.
Pintos misses with a looping left.
Pintos lands a nice looking body shot.
Pintos misses with a hook. Burke ducked under it nicely.
Burke slips under a jab.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Burke throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos throws a head kick that Burke semi-blocks.
Burke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintos throws out the jab.
Pintos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burke doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke lands with a cross.
Pintos moves out of range of the body kick from Burke.
Pintos tests Burke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Pintos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burke doesn't seem phased though.
Burke lands a right hook to the body.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Burke checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pintos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke jabs Pintos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pintos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Burke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Pintos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burke throws a combination that misses
and Pintos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burke moves out of range of the body kick from Pintos.
Pintos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pintos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pintos.
Pintos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burke checks it well.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
Pintos scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke misses with a leg kick.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Pintos misses with a leg kick.
Burke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pintos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burke.
Burke loads up on a big right hand but Pintos slips the punch.
Burke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke lands with a shot to the body.
Pintos throws a head kick that misses.
Burke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pintos tried to score with a low kick but Burke checks it.
Burke walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Burke.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke blocks a jab.
Burke shoots for a takedown but Pintos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pintos misses with a hook.
Burke closes the distance and clinches up with Pintos, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes Pintos against the cage but Pintos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burke blocks a jab.
Pintos digs a good body shot into Burke's ribs.
Pintos lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintos scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pintos throws an overhand right that lands on Burke's shoulder, as Burke tries to avoid the shot.
Pintos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burke is able to avoid easily.
Burke takes a swing at Pintos's ribcage but misses.
Burke moves away from the strike by Pintos.
Burke throws a big shot that misses.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick and Pintos moves out of range easily.
Pintos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pintos. Burke shrugs it off though.
Pintos misses with a body kick.
Burke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Pintos is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burke checks a leg kick.
Pintos throws a leg kick but Burke checks it.
Pintos tried to score with a low kick but Burke checks it.
Pintos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pintos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burke defends it easily.
Burke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pintos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burke wants to pass the guard but Pintos is keeping the position.
Pintos looking for a sweep. Not yet Pintos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Pintos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pintos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pintos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pintos has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pintos passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Pintos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pintos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Pintos!
During a confident post fight interview, El Pintos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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