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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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278 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ryan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Burns gets a clinch.
Burns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jimmy Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ryan.
Burns prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns lands a takedown into guard.
Burns is looking to stand up but Ryan won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryan is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryan gets tackled into the cage by Burns. Burns maintains the clinch.
Ryan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burns regains guard.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burns pulls Ryan in close to prevent any damage.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stops Burns from standing up.
Burns pulls Ryan in close to prevent any damage.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns punching from the bottom - just letting Ryan know he's still in a fight.
Burns is pulling down on Ryan's head to control his posture.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ryan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryan thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Ryan is thwarting Burns's attempts to control the position.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burns trying to control here.
Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burns defending well though.
Burns on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ryan.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Burns is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burns defending well though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Burns, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Burns against the cage but Burns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ryan working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryan working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Ryan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
Burns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryan holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burns would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryan controlling Burns's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burns is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ryan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ryan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burns missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ryan is on him like a limpet, forcing Burns back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ryan can't fight it off and eventually Burns manages to take the fight to the floor. Ryan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan is pulling down on Burns's head. It's preventing any offense from Burns, at least for the moment.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns wants to stand but Ryan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burns wants to stand and escape but instead Ryan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns trying to control the position.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Burns dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan gets a double leg takedown into Burns's guard.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryan is one step ahead there.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Ryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burns pulls Ryan in close to prevent any damage.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Ryan is in close to Burns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ryan feints and as Burns raises his hands in defense, Ryan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryan throws a strike but Burns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joe Ryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burns wants to stand and escape but instead Ryan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
Ryan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan throwing shots but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns trying to control here.
Ryan is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan working over Burns with some ground and pound. Burns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ryan.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burns is trying to defend but Ryan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burns wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns is holding on to half guard well.
Ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burns looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryan working over Burns with some ground and pound. Burns looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Burns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Ryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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