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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi comes into the arena with Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Burrell 's choice of entrance music: Can't Touch This. Stanley Burrell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws an overhand right that lands on Atomi's shoulder, as Atomi tries to avoid the shot.
Atomi throws a series of punches but Burrell moves out of range.
Atomi throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Burrell moves away from the strike by Atomi.
Burrell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Atomi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burrell throws a low kick, looking for Atomi's leg but Atomi calmly moves out of range.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atomi.
Burrell walks into a jab.
Atomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Burrell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a takedown attempt - Burrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Atomi misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Burrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Atomi.
Burrell avoids a kick to the body.
Atomi looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
Atomi slips a jab from Burrell .
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burrell misses with a head kick.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Burrell moved away.
Burrell tries to land a front kick but Atomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Atomi misses.
Atomi avoids a kick to the body.
Burrell 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.
Burrell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Atomi.
Burrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atomi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burrell .
Burrell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atomi eats them both and turns towards Burrell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Atomi drives through with a takedown into Burrell 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Atomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burrell holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrell keeping full guard, as Atomi tries to pass.
Burrell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atomi throws a punch but it's blocked by Burrell .
Atomi tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Atomi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Burrell pushes Atomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burrell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Burrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atomi blocks an uppercut.
Burrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atomi is defending well for now.
Atomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atomi.
Burrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burrell fails to land.
Burrell prevents Atomi from breaking the clinch.
Atomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley Burrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burrell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Atomi prevents Burrell from improving his position.
Atomi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burrell !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atomi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Atomi throwing strikes but Burrell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atomi trying to mount his opponent but Burrell defends it.
Atomi trying to control the action but Burrell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Burrell is predictable there
so Atomi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Atomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burrell controls Atomi momentarily but Atomi frees himself.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
Burrell is trying to keep Atomi in close.
Burrell seems keen to control Atomi's posture.
Atomi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burrell can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Burrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burrell throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atomi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomi moves out of range as Burrell throws a body kick.
Burrell throws a front kick aimed at Atomi's knee but Atomi avoids it well.
Burrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Atomi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burrell throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burrell staying out of range there.
Atomi blocks the body kick.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
Burrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atomi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burrell . That one must have hurt.
Burrell connects with a leg kick. Atomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burrell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burrell walks into a straight right hand from Atomi.
Atomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrell .
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Burrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Burrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Burrell as Atomi shoots in.
Burrell lands with a right hand.
Burrell thuds his shin into the meat of Atomi's side.
Atomi throws a solid leg kick but Burrell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atomi.
Atomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atomi misses with a hook.
Burrell throws an off balance right hand
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burrell tries to roll over but Atomi keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi slips a nice elbow through Burrell 's hands, connecting with Burrell 's forehead.
Burrell is staying active underneath Atomi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atomi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burrell 's head.
Burrell is not content to let Atomi control the position.
Burrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burrell managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Atomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atomi.
Atomi wants to pass the guard but Burrell is keeping the position.
Burrell keeping moving, preventing Atomi from controlling successfully.
Burrell working for a triangle but Atomi defends it easily.
Atomi 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.
Atomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burrell is trying to control the position but Atomi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi with a nice head shot there.
Burrell is trying to control the position but Atomi postures up.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burrell slips a jab from Atomi.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
Burrell lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
Atomi looks to land a body kick but Burrell moved away.
Burrell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Atomi thuds a left hand into Burrell 's body.
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
Atomi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Atomi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi misses with a double jab
and Burrell counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell misses with a kick to the body.
Atomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Burrell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi misses the jab.
Burrell scores with a head kick.
Burrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burrell throws a head kick that half lands.
Burrell tries to sprawl but Atomi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burrell is not content to let Atomi control the position.
Atomi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Burrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is looking to control Atomi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burrell avoid being mounted?
Atomi is looking to take a break and control but Burrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Atomi prevents Burrell from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Atomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burrell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atomi scrambles back to his feet.
Burrell throws a head kick that Atomi semi-blocks.
Burrell gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Atomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
Burrell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Stanley Burrell just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burrell 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 Atomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Atomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atomi lands the left hand.
Atomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atomi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burrell .
Atomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi blocks the body kick.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atomi checks a leg kick nicely.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burrell misses with a body shot
and Atomi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Atomi stands up over Burrell , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Atomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burrell holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi won't allow Burrell to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atomi takes one on the button.
Burrell checks a low kick from Atomi.
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Burrell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a right hand
and Burrell counters with a low kick, right behind Atomi 's knee.
Burrell cracks the inside of Atomi's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atomi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burrell but Burrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a kick to the body.
Burrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atomi finds it's way round the side to connect with Burrell 's head.
Burrell throws a right hand that misses
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown. Burrell fights it but they end up in guard.
Atomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burrell is keeping the position for now.
Burrell is trying to keep Atomi in close.
Atomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi postures up in Burrell 's guard and throws a big left but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomi is just out of range.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell cracks the inside of Atomi's front leg.
Atomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burrell 's hands.
Danga de danga de dang - Atomi scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi had his way with Stanley Burrell in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Decent striking displayed by Burrell there.
Atomi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burrell . That one must have hurt.
Atomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Atomi cracks Burrell with an open hand slap.
That kick from Burrell tenderised Atomi's leg. Atomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burrell scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burrell checks a leg kick.
Atomi throws a hook but Burrell avoids it easily.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Burrell lands with a hook. Atomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Burrell finds it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Atomi.
Atomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burrell defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Atomi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atomi loads up on a big right hand but Burrell slips the punch.
Burrell cracks Atomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atomi slips a jab from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a hook
and Atomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atomi looks to land a strike but Burrell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanley Burrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is controlling Atomi's posture.
Burrell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atomi controls the pace.
Burrell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Atomi blocks a jab.
Burrell looks to land a right hand but Atomi moved out of range.
Atomi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries a low kick but Atomi avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Burrell .
Burrell throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Burrell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Burrell wants to clinch.
Burrell tries to bum rush Atomi with a series of wild strikes but Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atomi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Burrell 's guard.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
Burrell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Atomi is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atomi trying to control but Burrell is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atomi passes into half guard.
Burrell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atomi scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomi Atomi.
I think Atomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Atomi!
Tomi Atomi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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