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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Burch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Trutmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ali Burch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arne Trutmund!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trutmund misses with a takedown attempt - Burch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trutmund moves into the clinch successfully.
Burch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burch jumps guard but Trutmund stands there with Burch around his waist. Burch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trutmund prevents Burch from breaking the clinch.
Burch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Burch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burch wants to break free but Trutmund has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trutmund just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trutmund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trutmund doesn't manage to clinch there - Burch circles away.
Burch throws a big counter combination but Trutmund scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burch keeps the fight on the outside.
Trutmund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burch circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trutmund tries to clinch up.
Burch throws a sloppy head kick and Trutmund moves out of range easily.
Burch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burch lands a lovely overhand right.
Trutmund shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trutmund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trutmund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Burch. No joy for Trutmund on that attempt.
Trutmund dives in for a single leg takedown but Burch sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trutmund goes for a double leg but Burch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burch continues to drive forward.
Burch has closed the distance and engaged Trutmund in a clinch.
Burch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trutmund smiles and moves away.
Burch really is a fat lump.
Nice sprawl there from Burch as Trutmund shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burch is trying to pull guard but Trutmund turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trutmund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burch.
Burch gets control of Trutmund's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trutmund thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trutmund throwing strikes from guard but Burch blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Burch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burch wants it to stay on the feet.
Trutmund tries to clinch but Burch moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Burch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burch throws a jab but it's blocked by Trutmund.
Trutmund shoots for a double leg takedown but Burch sprawls well. He's pushed Trutmund's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trutmund looks winded!
Trutmund misses with a head kick.
Trutmund throws a combination that misses
and Burch counters with a nice uppercut.
Trutmund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trutmund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Burch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trutmund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trutmund is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burch is looking to counter punch.
Trutmund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burch is fending him off so far but Trutmund persists. Nope, Burch circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Burch 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.
Burch rushes Trutmund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trutmund breaks from the clinch.
Burch lands a head shot.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trutmund can do to turn this around?
Trutmund lands with a nice combination. Burch backs away looking to recover.
Trutmund shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burch defends it nicely.
Trutmund staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trutmund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burch appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trutmund keeps the fight on the outside.
Trutmund changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch moves into the clinch successfully.
Burch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trutmund smiles and moves away.
Burch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trutmund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trutmund is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burch connects with a decent elbow.
Trutmund takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trutmund defending against the ground and pound.
Burch tries for a kimura but Trutmund is defending well.
Trutmund takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch scores with punches from side control.
Burch working away.
Trutmund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burch prevents Trutmund from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trutmund defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch winds up and cracks Trutmund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trutmund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burch.
Burch winds up and cracks Trutmund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trutmund moves into full guard.
Trutmund is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trutmund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burch with a nice head shot there.
Trutmund looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burch throwing strikes but missing.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trutmund is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trutmund looking for a sweep. Not yet Trutmund, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Burch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Trutmund tries to move into range but Burch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trutmund misses with a takedown attempt
and Burch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trutmund is looking to land body kicks.
Ali Burch is winning the standup battle so far.
Trutmund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trutmund shoots in for a takedown but Burch shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trutmund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch leaves Trutmund with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ali Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Trutmund.
Trutmund fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trutmund's guard.
Ali Burch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trutmund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burch is working Trutmund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burch lands a couple of elbows.
Burch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trutmund's head.
Burch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trutmund works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trutmund's head.
Burch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch scoring with some ground and pound.
Burch cracks Trutmund with a solid left hand.
Trutmund has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Burch has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch cracks Trutmund with a big right hand but Trutmund just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Burch 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch lands an elbow.
Burch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trutmund is trying to control Burch's posture but Burch avoids it.
Burch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trutmund knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burch working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trutmund has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burch creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trutmund manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burch working Trutmund over with strikes.
Arne Trutmund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali Burch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burch winds up and cracks Trutmund with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Burch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Burch!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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