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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medium Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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215 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Medium Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Burns backs away, Hardon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hardon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hardon fails to land the takedown.
Hardon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardon digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Hardon throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Hardon slips the punch.
Hardon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Hardon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardon checks a low kick from Burns.
Jab from Burns.
Burns slips under a jab from Hardon.
Hardon looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Hardon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardon defends it nicely.
Hardon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardon has managed to clinch.
Burns is looking to take this one to the mat.
Medium Hardon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Hardon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Hardon struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Hardon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burns after a bit of a struggle.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardon wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Hardon's takedown attempt.
Hardon tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Hardon back against the cage.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Hardon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Hardon's ribcage. Hardon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardon breaks from the clinch.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Hardon misses its intended target.
Hardon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns wants to clinch but Hardon slips to the side
and Hardon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardon as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Hardon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns.
Hardon ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burns tries to clinch up but Hardon circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns looks to throw a body kick
and Hardon counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Hardon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardon shoots in and gets a takedown into Burns's guard.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardon manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burns is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns throws an elbow that misses. Hardon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burns's guard. Nice move by Hardon!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Hardon being controlled here momentarily.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns keeping full guard, as Hardon tries to pass.
Hardon postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
Hardon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Hardon there.
Hardon seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Burns has recovered full guard.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Hardon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardon misses with a wild body shot.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Hardon.
Hardon moves into the clinch.
Burns pushes Hardon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Burns.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardon lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardon blocking some punches.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Hardon misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns stops a takedown attempt from Hardon.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
Hardon has Burns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hardon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Hardon dives into Burns's guard.
Burns seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hardon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardon is one step ahead there.
Hardon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping full guard, as Hardon tries to pass.
Hardon trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Hardon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardon manages to get himself to full guard.
Burns throws an elbow that misses. Hardon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burns's guard. Nice move by Hardon!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon forces his way into half guard.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hardon passes into half guard.
Burns wants to control but Hardon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns has hold of Hardon's hands but Hardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardon is working for a kimura but Burns is defending it quite comfortably.
Hardon winds up and cracks Burns with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardon wants to pass to mount but Burns is defending the position.
Burns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Medium Hardon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hardon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardon looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardon.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Hardon's side.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardon avoids the body shot from Burns.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardon is just out of range.
It looked like Hardon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Hardon's torso.
Hardon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardon rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardon throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Hardon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Hardon moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burns!
Medium Hardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Burns rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hardon's guard! Nice work there by Burns!
Burns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Hardon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burns has managed to get both his arms back between Hardon's legs - danger averted.
Burns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brian Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Burns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Hardon blocks nicely.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Burns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardon has wrist control.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardon has wrist control.
Medium Hardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardon's head.
Hardon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
Hardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardon trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medium Hardon!
Medium Hardon gave a mention to Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Brian Burns was interviewed post fight and said 'Hats off to my opponent. He was better tonight. I hope we meet again in the future.'.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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