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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu-Jitsu. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
30 - 20 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into Jamison's guard.
Burns trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Burns postures up in Jamison's guard and throws a big left but Jamison blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burns can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jamison wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Jamison is keeping the position.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Burns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burns trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
Jamison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jamison has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Burns is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jamison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns staying calm.
Jamison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burns.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jamison keeps working.
Jamison is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Jamison is defending well.
Jamison tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Jamison trying to control here.
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jamison to regain full guard.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison misses with a straight left.
Jamison scores with a nice body kick.
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 Predator Burns will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jamison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jamison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jamison throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy body kick from Jamison
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burns is stalling here. Jamison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Burns seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jamison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jamison is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Burns is trying desperately to improve position.
Burns sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jamison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jamison working Burns over with strikes.
Predator Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is pressing down on Jamison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jamison won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Burns throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jamison escapes and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jamison is chipping away with strikes.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
Jamison content to control rather than advance.
Jamison is trying to control. Burns wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jamison won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jamison manages to get himself to full guard.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Jamison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison preventing the sweep.
Jamison pushes down on Burns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jamison is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burns!
Jamison controlling from the full mount.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
Burns is squirming around, avoiding Jamison's attempts to control the action.
Jamison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns regains half guard.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jamison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Jamison prevents Burns from improving his position.
Burns gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jamison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jamison.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jamison moves away.
Jamison misses with a kick to the body.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Jamison throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamison's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Jamison. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns scores with the left hand. Jamison knows he should have avoided that one.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns attempts a counter takedown but Jamison avoids it well and moves away.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Jamison.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jamison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jamison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jamison blocks a jab.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Jamison.
Jamison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Jamison blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jamison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison lands a slapping body shot.
Jamison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Jamison didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Jamison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Burns is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jamison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jamison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jamison is not content to let Burns control the position.
Burns is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jamison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
Jamison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jamison keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Jamison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jamison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Predator Burns did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jamison throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Burns counters with a quick kick to the body but Jamison blocks it.
Jamison connects with an inside leg kick.
Jamison misses with a leg kick
and Burns counters with a takedown into side control.
Burns taking a break here but Jamison is having none of it and regains half guard.
Jamison felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jamison regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burns.
Burns scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Jamison is retaining full guard.
Burns is working Jamison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns stands and throws Jamison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Jamison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns controls the position.
Burns's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Burns trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jamison is trying to control Burns's posture but Burns avoids it.
Jamison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burns.
Burns tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burns taking a breather here.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jamison keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jamison's legs.
Burns working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Jamison misses its intended target.
Jamison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamison scrambles back to his feet.
Jamison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jamison is looking to improve his position.
Burns is looking to stall here but Jamison recovers full guard.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Jamison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burns is trying to keep Jamison in close.
Jamison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns can't keep his opponent in guard - Jamison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Predator Burns had his way with John Jamison in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
A jab from Jamison misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jamison.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jamison.
Jamison controls the position.
Burns is trying to improve his position.
Jamison trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Jamison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jamison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burns tries to roll over but Jamison keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns won't allow Jamison to pass to mount.
Jamison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jamison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jamison's back!
Jamison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jamison wants to escape the position.
Burns punches the canvas rather than the man.
Burns has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jamison's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with punches from the back.
John Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Jamison's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Burns controlling from the back.
Predator Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns trying to control momentarily.
Burns wants to control the position but Jamison frees himself and scrambles - Burns manages to regain control in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns controlling from side mount.
Jamison manages to get back to half guard.
Burns is looking to advance position but Jamison won't allow it.
Burns looks to land a strike but Jamison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burns is looking to pass into half guard but Jamison pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jamison is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for subs off his back but Jamison has passed one foot through into half guard.
Burns looking for submissions off his back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jamison scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jamison maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Burns could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jamison has cracked it and Burns is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jamison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Jamison!
An out of breath John Jamison thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Predator Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'It's ok, i'm home.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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