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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charle Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg ft David Guetta - Sweat . The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Wanted Dead or Alive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charle Chance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Burns!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance clinches with his opponent.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Chance.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Chance tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chance. Chance circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chance has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chance misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands the left hand.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns misses the jab.
Chance is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Chance pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a jab when Chance was well out of range.
Burns rushes Chance and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Chance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chance wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chance tries to clinch up.
Chance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chance moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Burns.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Chance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Chance moves away and avoids it.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Chance slips under a jab.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Burns tries to break free but Chance pushes him back against the cage.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns pushes Chance up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chance presses Burns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chance misses with a body punch.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns works over Chance's head and body with a nice combination.
Chance wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Burns dominated that round.
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.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Chance darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
Chance lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Chance is controlling the position.
Chance lands a right hand.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chance darts in trying to clinch
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Derek Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Chance tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Burns wants to break free but Chance has control.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Chance is controlling him.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Chance won't allow it.
Chance struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Chance lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Chance wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chance doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Chance blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chance's head backwards.
Burns lunges at Chance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chance's hand.
Chance is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Chance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chance seems to have got his legs back now.
Chance moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns thuds a left hand into Chance's body.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Chance.
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance working aggressively here.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Chance.
Chance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chance struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Chance has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chance darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Chance in a clinch.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Chance lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Chance doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns tries to bum rush Chance with a series of wild strikes but Chance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chance forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Chance.
Good body shot from Chance.
Chance tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Chance has the dominant position.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Chance has the dominant position.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns tries to bum rush Chance with a series of wild strikes but Chance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chance wants to clinch.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chance misses with an uppercut.
Chance closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Chance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Burns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chance on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns cracks Chance with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Chance.
Burns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Chance counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chance.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chance wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Chance tries to clinch up.
Chance fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chance tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chance fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Chance.
Chance prevents Burns from breaking the clinch.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Chance tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chance working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Chance counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Burns misses with a hook. Chance ducked under it nicely.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Chance moves away and avoids it.
Burns clinches up with Chance and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chance.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Chance moves away and avoids it.
Chance is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chance was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Chance wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance misses with a straight left.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Chance.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Chance. Chance maintains the clinch.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chance misses with some punches.
Chance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns is trying to break free.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chance lands with a right to the head.
Chance tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Burns really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chance wants to clinch.
Chance tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Chance.
Chance takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Chance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chance tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Chance wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burns blocks a body shot from Chance.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chance wants to clinch.
Chance closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chance looks to clinch
and Burns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chance is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burns connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chance has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chance there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chance tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chance holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Charle Chance has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chance lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chance working aggressively here.
Chance works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Chance gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chance.
Burns is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns wants to get back to striking at distance but Chance won't allow it.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Chance tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Chance wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Chance moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance misses with a body punch.
Chance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Chance wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Chance tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns scores with a hook.
Chance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns pushes Chance up against the cage in a clinch.
Chance has Burns pressed against the cage, preventing Burns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Chance works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chance lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Chance - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Derek Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Chance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Chance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Chance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Chance looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chance, pushing him back against the cage.
Chance tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Chance is working Burns over against the cage.
Chance scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns clinches up with Chance and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Chance tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Chance.
Chance lands with a left to the head.
Chance lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Chance on the inside.
Chance tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Chance should have avoided that one.
Burns cracks Chance with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chance tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chance wants to clinch
and Burns counters with a two punch combo.
Chance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns prevents a body shot from Chance.
Chance keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Chance tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns drives through and clinches with Chance against the cage.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chance tries to clinch up.
Chance has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns is trying to force a seperation but Chance has the dominant position.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Chance is controlling the position.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Chance is controlling the position.
Chance swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chance works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chance lands an uppercut.
Chance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derek Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Chance counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chance.
Burns is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Chance keeps him there for the moment.
Chance scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns sizes up Chance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chance lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charle Chance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Burns.
I've got Burns 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Burns! Derek Burns retains his light heavyweight title!
Derek Burns made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Big props to Chance. He's a game fighter and a class opponent. I'll buy him a drink post fight and that will be that. On to new business....Gravity...you ready son?'.
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