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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ion Creanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ion Creanga!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns instigates a clinch.
Creanga is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Creanga takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ion Creanga has been cut.
Creanga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creanga fails to land the takedown.
Burns gets a clinch.
Creanga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns tries to clinch up but Creanga circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creanga scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like James Burns has been cut.
Burns forces Creanga back against the cage and clinches.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Creanga's efforts to push away.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creanga up against the cage.
Creanga can't get the takedown.
James Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ion Creanga.
Creanga decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creanga wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns stands up over Creanga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creanga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creanga keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Creanga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creanga wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Creanga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns cracks Creanga with a solid left hand.
Burns trying to control but Creanga is working from the bottom.
Burns 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.
Burns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns scoring with some ground and pound.
Creanga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burns stops Creanga from standing up.
Burns with a nice head shot there.
Burns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creanga's head.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creanga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creanga's head.
Creanga wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creanga is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Burns dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns is pressed up against the cage. Creanga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burns down to the mat. Burns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Creanga lands a jab to the nose.
Creanga throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creanga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Creanga sprawls well.
Creanga throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Creanga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Creanga. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creanga can do to turn this around?
Creanga working hard to break the clinch.
Burns has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Creanga uses from the top position.
Burns managing to control the position.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Creanga from standing up.
Creanga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creanga wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Creanga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creanga up against the cage.
Burns tries to work over Creanga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creanga wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Creanga is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Creanga's head.
Creanga taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creanga tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Creanga is trying to force a seperation but Burns has the dominant position.
Burns lands a nice elbow.
Creanga has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns has Creanga pressed against the cage, preventing Creanga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Creanga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
Creanga is breathing heavily.
Burns prevents Creanga from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Burns.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but Creanga blocks with his arms.
Creanga misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Creanga shrugs off.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Creanga.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Creanga tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Creanga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Creanga is trying to break free.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Creanga controls his hands.
Creanga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creanga working hard to break the clinch.
Creanga has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Burns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Creanga smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creanga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creanga dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Creanga's head and hops out.
Creanga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creanga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burns.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creanga moves away.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Creanga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creanga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creanga dives in for a single leg takedown but Burns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creanga closes the distance and clinches.
Creanga is trying to break free.
Creanga takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Burns dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Creanga tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Ion Creanga's cut even more.
Burns has Creanga pressed against the cage, preventing Creanga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns lands a good knee to the midsection. Creanga won't want to take too many of those.
Creanga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creangas head.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creanga is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creanga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creanga shoots and misses
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Creanga gets underhooks to prevent Burns's takedown attempt.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creanga blocks an uppercut.
Creanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James Burns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Creanga tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Creanga throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creanga keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tests Creanga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creanga shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns wants to clinch up but Creanga keeps it at a distance.
Creanga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Creanga pinned against the cage. Creanga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Creanga.
Creanga tries for a takedown but Burns manages to get underhooks.
Burns manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Creanga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Creanga throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Burns has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Creanga has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Creanga is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Burns.
Burns digs a right hand into Creanga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creanga's gas tank.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Creanga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creanga backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creanga.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Creanga in his tracks for a moment.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creanga's elbow.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Creanga looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Creanga takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Ion Creanga's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creanga with a hook.
Burns scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns drops an elbow to the side of Creanga's head.
Ion Creanga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burns connects with a nice short shot to Creanga's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burns, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Burns!
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