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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmett Burch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Mccollum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Mccollum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emmett Burch's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emmett Burch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Mccollum!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burch really is a fat lump.
Burch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Mccollum.
Burch throws a right and a left that Mccollum avoids nicely.
Mccollum throws a series of punches but Burch avoids them all with ease.
Burch appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burch shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccollum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mccollum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mccollum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burch backs up against the cage.
Mccollum connects with a body shot that sends Burch's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mccollum looks to land a combination but Burch avoids it well.
As Mccollum looks to move away, Burch throws a big counter combo but Mccollum just gets out of the way.
Mccollum lands with a nice body kick.
Mccollum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burch.
Mccollum successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch chips away with some ground and pound.
Mccollum trying to strike off his back.
Mccollum can't keep his opponent in guard - Burch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mccollum has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mccollum is trying to stand back up but Burch is controlling him
Burch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mccollum is trying to stand back up but Burch is controlling him
That's two 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.
Burch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mccollum wants to get back to his feet.
Burch wants to work for an arm triangle but Mccollum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mccollum tries to kick Burch off but Burch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burch is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch lands strikes from half guard.
Burch prevents Mccollum from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burch looks to land a strike but Mccollum avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burch throws an elbow that misses. Mccollum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burch's guard. Nice move by Mccollum!
Burch is looking to stand up but Mccollum isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccollum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burch pulls Mccollum in close to his closed guard and prevents Mccollum from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mccollum is looking to work some ground and pound but Burch has wrist control.
Burch pulls Mccollum in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mccollum misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Mccollum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mccollum as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Mccollum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mccollum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burch has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mccollum is on him like a limpet, forcing Burch back against the cage.
Burch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccollum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burch backs up against the cage.
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!
Mccollum misses with a double jab.
Burch appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mccollum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burch moves out of range of the body kick.
Mccollum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burch.
Burch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Mccollum misses.
It looked like Burch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccollum.
Emmett Burch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccollum lands a jab-cross combination.
Mccollum throws a one two combo.
Mccollum is breathing heavily.
Mccollum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Burch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mccollum.
Burch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mccollum is trying to trip Burch. He has hold of a leg but Burch is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mccollum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mccollum stands up over Burch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mccollum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mccollum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mccollum misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccollum scores with a takedown into Burch's guard.
Burch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mccollum's guard.
Burch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mccollum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burch is controlling him.
Burch stands up over Mccollum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mccollum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burch with a nice head shot there.
Burch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Burch is working Mccollum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mccollum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch scoring with some ground and pound.
Burch passes into half guard.
Mccollum trying to control but Burch postures up.
Burch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mccollum has managed to free his arm - good work.
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 Emmett Burch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mccollum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mccollum fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Burch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mccollum scores with a nice body kick.
Burch blocks a leg kick.
Mccollum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mccollum.
Mccollum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mccollum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccollum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mccollum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccollum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mccollum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burch misses with a shot to the body
and Mccollum counters with a left and a right that stings Burch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mccollum.
Burch throws Mccollum to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccollum misses with a series of wild punches.
Burch slips a jab and a cross from Mccollum.
Burch is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mccollum.
Burch drives through with a takedown into Mccollum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch drops back looking for a leg! Mccollum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mccollum manages to kick Burch off! Burch jumps back into Mccollum's guard.
Mccollum wants to get back to his feet but Burch passes into half guard.
Burch drops an elbow to the side of Mccollum's head.
Burch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mccollum sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch 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.
Burch is working for a kimura but Mccollum is defending it quite comfortably.
Burch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mccollum defends it well.
Burch prevents Mccollum from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Mccollum is trying to stand.
Burch is looking for a kimura but Mccollum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burch to get the leverage.
Burch maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mccollum could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Burch has cracked it and Mccollum is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Burch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emmett Burch!
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