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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Oró Sé do Bheath Abhaile . Mitsurugi has chosen The Rising Sun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitsurugi wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Mitsurugi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Mitsurugi throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Mitsurugi tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns jabs at Mitsurugi's body.
Mitsurugi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitsurugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitsurugi rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Burns is working Mitsurugi over against the cage.
Mitsurugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitsurugi misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi manages to break the clinch.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Mitsurugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Mitsurugi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Burns clobbers Mitsurugi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight right.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Mitsurugi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brady Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitsurugi moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitsurugi connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mitsurugi misses with a body shot.
Mitsurugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Mitsurugi moves to clinch but Burns breaks away
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitsurugi manages to avoid it.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitsurugi scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick but Burns moved away.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Mitsurugi moved away.
Burns lands with a cross.
Mitsurugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitsurugi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Mitsurugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitsurugi throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitsurugi misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Mitsurugi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitsurugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitsurugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitsurugi misses with a wild body shot.
Mitsurugi takes one to the chin there.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitsurugi blocks the leg kick.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Mitsurugi backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mitsurugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitsurugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsurugi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mitsurugi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitsurugi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Mitsurugi misses
and Mitsurugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Mitsurugi.
Burns throws a hook but Mitsurugi avoids it easily.
Mitsurugi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitsurugi misses with a straight left.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi throws a big shot that misses.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a leg kick.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Brady Burns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns thuds his shin into the meat of Mitsurugi's side.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitsurugi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitsurugi misses with a looping left.
Mitsurugi clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Burns.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitsurugi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burns backs up against the cage.
Mitsurugi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitsurugi avoided it.
Mitsurugi defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Mitsurugi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Mitsurugi
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitsurugi avoids a kick to the body.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Mitsurugi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitsurugi moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns lands a big head kick that sends Mitsurugi tumbling to the mat! Burns takes a step backwards and waves Mitsurugi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mitsurugi is rocked!
It looks like Shinsuke Mitsurugi has been cut.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsurugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitsurugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsurugi lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Mitsurugi seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitsurugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitsurugi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsurugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitsurugi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Mitsurugi ducks down to avoid it.
Mitsurugi throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Mitsurugi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mitsurugi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A cross from Burns lands.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitsurugi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Burns.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns.
Mitsurugi misses with a wild body shot.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi feints a counter leg kick.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Mitsurugi counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mitsurugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Mitsurugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mitsurugi on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Burns lands a left hand.
Mitsurugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitsurugi misses with a body punch.
Burns blocks a body shot from Mitsurugi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
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!
Mitsurugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitsurugi tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Mitsurugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Mitsurugi blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Mitsurugi keeps him there for the moment.
Mitsurugi has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Mitsurugi breaks the clinch.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mitsurugi throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns thuds his right hand into Mitsurugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitsurugi looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitsurugi throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brady Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shinsuke Mitsurugi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Mitsurugi's leg but Mitsurugi calmly moves out of range.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitsurugi missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns throws a jab when Mitsurugi was well out of range.
Brady Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitsurugi.
Nice shot by Burns.
Mitsurugi blocks a head kick by Burns.
Mitsurugi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitsurugi misses the shot to the body.
Burns scores with a nice body kick.
Mitsurugi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns. Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
As Mitsurugi backs away, Burns returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Burns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitsurugi throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Burns catches Mitsurugi right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitsurugi slips under a jab from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Burns misses the target.
Burns misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Mitsurugi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns with a hook.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Mitsurugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitsurugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitsurugi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitsurugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Shinsuke Mitsurugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns jabs Mitsurugi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burns scores with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitsurugi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitsurugi. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitsurugi misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Burns.
Burns blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Mitsurugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Burns lands.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Mitsurugi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Mitsurugi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitsurugi tries to avoid it.
Mitsurugi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitsurugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns avoids the body shot from Mitsurugi.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitsurugi throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitsurugi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitsurugi scrambles back to his feet.
Mitsurugi tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Mitsurugi avoids it.
Mitsurugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitsurugi! But no joy.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Mitsurugi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns moves out of range as Mitsurugi strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitsurugi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitsurugi missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitsurugi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burns is rocked!
Mitsurugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Mitsurugi misses.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Mitsurugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Mitsurugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brady Burns.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brady Burns!
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