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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire. 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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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns throws the left hand but Warfist avoids the punch easily.
Warfist clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Warfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warfist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warfist is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Warfist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warfist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warfist tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Warfist connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warfist. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warfist.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Warfist checks a leg kick.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Warfist slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warfist counters with a leg kick.
Warfist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragon Warfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warfist lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warfist slips a jab from Burns.
Warfist drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warfist is pressed up against the cage. Burns has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Warfist down to the mat. Warfist avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've been told by Warfist's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warfist stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Warfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Warfist counters with a nice leg kick.
Warfist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warfist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Warfist lands with a good body shot.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Warfist.
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!
Warfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warfist misses with a low kick.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warfist finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.
Warfist tries to keep at a distance but Burns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warfist or not.
Warfist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warfist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warfist digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
A short right from Warfist on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warfist misses with a body punch.
A short left from Warfist.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Warfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
Warfist lands an uppercut.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns catches Warfist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warfist wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Warfist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Warfist lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Warfist avoids it.
As Burns backs away, Warfist returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns stuns Warfist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Warfist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
A jab from Warfist misses.
Burns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warfist.
Warfist clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warfist's elbow.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Warfist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Warfist.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warfist backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warfist.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Warfist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns feints and then cracks Warfist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warfist down.
Burns tries to clinch but Warfist is having none of it.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Warfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warfist forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Warfist.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Burns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Warfist avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist working aggressively here.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Warfist back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Burns as the two fighters clinch.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dragon Warfist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a hook.
Warfist misses with a right hand
and Warfist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warfist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warfist takes one on the button.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Warfist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
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!
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Warfist's belly button to the back.
Warfist connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Warfist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Burns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warfist.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Warfist moves into the clinch successfully.
Warfist is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Warfist controls his hands.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warfist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warfist throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns catches Warfist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burns defending well as Warfist loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns misses with a hook. Warfist ducked under it nicely.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warfist.
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brian Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warfist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warfist uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burns has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warfist lands with a light punch inside.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warfist's waist but Warfist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Dragon Warfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warfist avoids it really well and circles away.
Warfist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
Warfist tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warfist takes one to the side of the head.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Warfist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns is looking to slow Warfist down with leg kicks.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Warfist. Warfist obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Warfist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warfist checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Warfist thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warfist. That did some damage!
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Warfist counters with a left to the body.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warfist rather than just go for the knockout.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Warfist counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warfist tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warfist to the ground. Warfist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Warfist checks the leg kick.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warfist is able to avoid easily.
As Burns backs away, Warfist returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Warfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Warfist.
Warfist loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Warfist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warfist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warfist moves away.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warfist swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Warfist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Warfist fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Warfist only half commits.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Warfist.
An attempted straight right counter from Warfist misses the target.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Warfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warfist's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns. That's going to slow Warfist down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns 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 Warfist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warfist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Warfist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Burns wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
Warfist thinks about countering with a body kick.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warfist throws out the jab.
Warfist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warfist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Warfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Warfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Warfist.
Burns tests Warfist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warfist misses with an uppercut.
Burns throws a counter combo.
Warfist throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warfist.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warfist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns connects with a right hand. Warfist shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Burns!
A relieved looking Brian Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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