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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the ring accompanied by My Melody-Rakim. Eugene Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aguinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aguinaga but Aguinaga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aguinaga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aguinaga off to one side.
Aguinaga misses with a wild combination.
Aguinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aguinaga stalks Burns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burns's face. Burns staggers backwards, shaken.
Aguinaga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguinaga just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns tries to pull guard but Aguinaga won't allow it.
Burns keeps control of Aguinaga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aguinaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burns has him pressed against the ropes.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns misses with a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burns looks to land a combination but Aguinaga avoids it well.
Aguinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aguinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Aguinaga clinches but Burns breaks the clinch
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Aguinaga didn't expect that.
Burns wants to control from the top but Aguinaga keeps moving.
Aguinaga trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Aguinaga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aguinaga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Aguinaga wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
Aguinaga looks gassed!
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguinaga is one step ahead there.
Aguinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aguinaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aguinaga cracks Burns with a solid left hand.
Aguinaga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aguinaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aguinaga passes into half guard.
Aguinaga is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Aguinaga jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Burns is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Burns and Aguinaga has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Burns struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguinaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Aguinaga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Aguinaga is chipping away with strikes.
Aguinaga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Aguinaga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aguinaga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burns to see if he's OK.
Burns tries to improve position but can't.
Aguinaga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
Aguinaga cracks Burns with a big elbow.
Aguinaga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burns can't do much from the bottom here.
Aguinaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga tries to move to mount but Burns blocks the move with his legs.
Aguinaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aguinaga scoring with punches from side control.
Aguinaga working away.
Aguinaga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burns gets back to half guard.
Aguinaga seems to be looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
Burns pushes Aguinaga off looking to stand but Aguinaga dives back in and keeps control.
Aguinaga passes to side control.
Burns is looking to reverse the position.
Aguinaga trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Burns trying to hold on to Aguinaga's head to control him but Aguinaga postures up.
Burns actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burns is looking to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguinaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burns defending well though.
Burns is looking to control Aguinaga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aguinaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Aguinaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Aguinaga counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Aguinaga stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aguinaga counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Aguinaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Aguinaga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a single leg into guard. Aguinaga didn't expect that.
Burns stands and throws Aguinaga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burns working the head and body with strikes.
Aguinaga wants to get back to his feet.
Aguinaga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Burns off and has taken his back!
Burns rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aguinaga wants to stand but Burns has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Burns works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Aguinaga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguinaga counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Aguinaga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from Aguinaga as Burns shoots in.
Burns is looking to clinch.
Aguinaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Aguinaga misses with a few strikes there.
Aguinaga fails to land the takedown.
Aguinaga throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Aguinaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns throws a hook but Aguinaga avoids it easily.
Aguinaga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working some strikes from top position.
Aguinaga is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Aguinaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aguinaga trying to control the position.
Burns postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aguinaga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aguinaga trying to strike off his back.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aguinaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguinaga is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguinaga is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Burns!
A nice elbow there by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga tries to control but Burns wriggling away.
Aguinaga working for a guillotine from mount but Burns is in no mood to give up.
Aguinaga has control of Burns's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Burns regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns regains half guard.
Burns trying to hold on to Aguinaga's head to control him but Aguinaga postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burns.
Burns wants to sweep here but Aguinaga controlling him for the moment.
Aguinaga drops back looking for a leg! Burns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burns manages to kick Aguinaga off! Aguinaga jumps back into Burns's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aguinaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aguinaga passes Burns's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aguinaga wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Felix Aguinaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burns is looking to get back to full guard here but Aguinaga has managed to pass to side control instead.
Burns working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burns is squirming around, avoiding Aguinaga's attempts to control the action.
Burns is working to get back to half guard.
Burns is working hard here to advance position.
Aguinaga goes for an armbar but Burns turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Burns.
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.
Aguinaga working for a triangle but Burns defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguinaga wants to control but Burns passes easily into half guard.
Aguinaga is pressing down on Burns's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aguinaga is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aguinaga manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aguinaga connects with a couple of short punches.
Aguinaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Aguinaga from controlling successfully.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aguinaga trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Aguinaga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Burns looking to control.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aguinaga looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Aguinaga sprawls well.
Aguinaga looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Aguinaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Aguinaga counters with a two punch combo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Aguinaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aguinaga working a defensive guard here.
Burns postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aguinaga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burns, into his guard.
Burns looking for a guillotine here but Aguinaga defends easily.
Burns is looking for a triangle here but Aguinaga uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aguinaga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burns regains half guard.
Aguinaga prevents Burns from improving his position.
Aguinaga passes into side control, despite Burns's attempt to control the position.
Burns managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
Burns is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Aguinaga keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aguinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aguinaga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aguinaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aguinaga is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Aguinaga keeps moving and retains side control.
Aguinaga landing a few strikes.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Aguinaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Aguinaga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Aguinaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aguinaga 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!
Felix Aguinaga wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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