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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Simba Burns Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 cm
42
202 lbs
42 - 21 - 1 |
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195 cm
31
215 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
42 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Flores. Burns Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Burns Jr misses with a low kick. Flores takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses. Burns Jr half committed to a counter leg kick. Burns Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flores misses with a wild body shot. Burns Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flores's calf. Burns Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A leg kick checked by Flores. Burns Jr misses with a straight right. Burns Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Flores. Burns Jr throws a big shot that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. An inside leg kick from Burns Jr misses. Burns Jr moves out of range as Flores strikes. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Flores sees it coming and checks it nicely. Burns Jr scores with a punch to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Flores checks a leg kick. Burns Jr slips a straight right by Flores. Burns Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Flores has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Nice cross by Flores. Flores takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Burns Jr throws a jab when Flores was well out of range. Some bone on bone action there as Flores checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Flores shapes to counter with a head kick. Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Flores throws a body shot but no joy. Flores throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it. Flores misses the jab. Burns Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores. And Burns Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Flores blocks it. Burns Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns Jr tests Flores's chin there with a solid looking shot. Burns Jr tests Flores's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Burns Jr slips a jab from Flores. Flores with a hook. Flores misses with a looping right. Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flores.
Burns Jr tries to land a leg kick but Flores saw it coming and moves away.
Flores walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Flores misses with an uppercut. Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A big left from Flores misses. Burns Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Flores takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr. Nice jab there from Flores. A decent looking cross lands there for Flores. A low kick from Burns Jr is predictable there and Flores counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick. Burns Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Burns Jr misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr. Burns Jr throws a lazy right hand but Flores sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A low kick from Burns Jr misses and Flores counters with a straight right hand. Flores throws a quick inside leg kick. Good work by Flores as he checks the leg kick. Burns Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns Jr misses with an uppercut
and Flores counters with a nice leg kick. A jab from Burns Jr does it's job there. A nice inside leg kick there by Flores. That's going to slow Burns Jr down. Flores misses with a low kick as Burns Jr jumps back. Flores with a body punch. A glancing blow. Flores uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns Jr. Burns Jr misses with an uppercut. Flores saw that one coming. Burns Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Burns Jr throws a lazy right hand but Flores sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Burns Jr wants to land a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flores misses with a hook to the body
and Flores takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Flores swings widly with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Burns Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flores is able to avoid easily. Burns Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Flores keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flores checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Flores takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Flores throws a body shot but no joy. Flores throws an off balance right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket. Flores ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Flores looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming. 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 Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Flores has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flores and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Burns Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Flores throws a lazy right hand but Burns Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That kick from Flores tenderised Burns Jr's leg. Burns Jr is trying to keep his angry face on. Burns Jr slips a straight right by Flores. Burns Jr staying out of range there. Flores throws a front kick aimed at Burns Jr's knee but Burns Jr avoids it well. Burns Jr throws a quick inside leg kick. Burns Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flores. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Burns Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flores has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Flores avoids a kick to the body.
Flores checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Flores takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Flores connects with the punch. Burns Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flores ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Flores now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Burns Jr tries to work over Flores's front leg with a kick but Flores checks it. Flores shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Burns Jr throws a low kick but Flores avoids it. Burns Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Flores takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr. Burns Jr throws a leg kick and Flores connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Flores thuds a left hand into Burns Jr's body. Flores blocks a leg kick. Burns Jr blocks a head kick by Flores.
Flores misses the shot to the body. Burns Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. Flores lands with a hook. Burns Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr tries to land a leg kick but Flores saw it coming and moves away.
Simba Burns Jr is winning the standup battle so far. Flores has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Flores thuds his shin into the meat of Burns Jr's side. Flores cracks Burns Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Flores throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Flores. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Burns Jr throws a leg kick and Flores counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Flores getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Burns Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Flores lands the left hand. Good leg kick by Burns Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flores throws an overhand right that lands on Burns Jr's shoulder, as Burns Jr tries to avoid the shot. Burns Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick. Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores. Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Flores steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Burns Jr throws a front kick aimed at Flores's knee but Flores avoids it well. Flores's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flores scores with a jab to the body. Flores on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Burns Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Flores moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Good work by Flores as he checks the leg kick. Flores thuds his right hand into Burns Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Flores misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming. A decent looking cross lands there for Flores. Burns Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flores's sensitive parts. Burns Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flores throws out the jab. Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Burns Jr. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Flores lands a head shot. Flores is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns Jr. Burns Jr throws a hook to the side of Flores's head but Flores sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Flores now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick and Flores counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A low kick from Burns Jr misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries to work over Flores's front leg with a kick but Flores checks it. Flores throws a counter combo. Burns Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flores walks into a left hand. Flores checks a leg kick. Flores misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming. Flores displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Flores is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Flores scores with the left hand. Burns Jr knows he should have avoided that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burns Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Flores counters with a good low kick that Burns Jr was not able to check. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr. Flores throws out a counter right but Burns Jr avoids it with no problem. Flores punishes Burns Jr's body with a nice straight punch. Flores throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burns Jr. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A lazy body kick from Burns Jr letting Flores counter with a right hand. Flores pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Flores turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Burns Jr walks into a left hand. Flores takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Flores has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Burns Jr misses with a low kick as Flores jumps back. Flores looks like he wants to counter punch here. Flores throws a good cross that connects.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burns Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Flores misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming. Flores looks to land a left hand but Burns Jr moved out of range nicely. Flores uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns Jr. Burns Jr blocks a head kick by Flores.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns Jr is looking to score with low kicks. Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Burns Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Flores misses with a left hand and Burns Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burns Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Flores makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Burns Jr there. Burns Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Floress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Flores on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns Jr. Burns Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Flores throws a body punch but Burns Jr moves out of range. Flores scores with a push kick. Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Flores sees it coming and moves out of range. Flores walks into a stiff left hand from Burns Jr. A good leg kick by Burns Jr. A head kick from Flores lands but Burns Jr takes it in his stride. Flores has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Burns Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flores. That did some damage! This has been an exciting period of action! Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away. Flores scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns Jr tries a low kick but Flores avoids it. A little jabbing left from Flores on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A swing and a miss from Flores. Burns Jr cracks the inside of Flores's front leg. Burns Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flores on the side of the head. Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flores with a body punch. A glancing blow. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Burns Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Flores's side. Flores is looking to chop away at Burns Jr's legs. Burns Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Flores just manages to avoid it. Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Flores lands with a nice body punch. Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Burns Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Flores. Flores moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns Jr. A clash of legs there as Flores blocks the low kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flores! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Flores ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away. Burns Jr throws a leg kick that is checked and Flores counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Flores keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flores rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Burns Jr walks into a straight right hand from Flores. Burns Jr throws a leg kick and Flores counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Flores takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flores looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Burns Jr misses with a leg kick and Flores counters with a straight right hand. Flores feints a jab promting Burns Jr to slip. Flores then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burns Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Flores misses with an uppercut
and Burns Jr counters with a straight right hand. Burns Jr is looking to chop away at Flores's legs. Burns Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Flores feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Burns Jr collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael Flores! Rafael Flores is the new light heavyweight champion! Rafael Flores tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. The defeated Simba Burns Jr had this to say: 'Garbage decision, only way to beat me..I want a rematch, that's my belt.'.
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