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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Burris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Perrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Perrone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lanny Burris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Perrone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perrone looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Perrone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burris.
Perrone tries to break the clinch but Burris is controlling the position.
Perrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burris decides to pull guard.
Burris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris lands a couple of elbows.
Burris has gone for a leg lock! Perrone slips out almost immediately though and dives into Burris's guard.
Burris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The referee calls for Burris to work.
Burris breaks from the clinch.
Burris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perrone gets a double leg takedown into Burris's guard.
Burris manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Perrone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Perrone is trying to push Burris away but Burris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris scores a nice knee to the body.
Burris successfully pulls guard.
Burris is pulling down on Perrone's head. It's preventing any offense from Perrone, at least for the moment.
Burris wants to stand up but Perrone is controlling him.
Burris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Burris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perrone is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perrone is one step ahead there.
Burris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Perrone wants to stand and escape but instead Burris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Burris stands up and waves to Perrone to follow him.
Perrone gets tackled into the cage by Burris. Burris maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perrone's efforts to push away.
Burris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burris pulls guard effortlessly.
Burris has his feet on Perrone's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Burris pushes Perrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Burris lands an uppercut.
Burris drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burris working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanny Burris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burris drives through and clinches with Perrone against the cage.
Perrone tries to circle away but Burris has him pinned against the cage.
Burris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perrone walks away with a smile on his face. Burris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burris forces Perrone back against the cage and clinches.
Perrone letting Burris take a breather here.
Perrone tries a body shot but Burris blocks it.
Burris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perrone can do to turn this around?
Burris breaks the clinch.
Burris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burris successfully pulls guard.
Burris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Perrone is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrone stops Burris from standing up.
Perrone throws an elbow that misses. Burris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perrone's guard. Nice move by Burris!
Burris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burris is in close to Perrone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris postures up and lands a big shot to Perrone's brow.
Burris stays in close to Perrone's body and controls the position.
Burris landing some decent shots from guard.
Burris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burris is in close to Perrone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burris landing some decent shots from guard.
Burris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burris clinches up against the cage.
Burris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Burris as the two fighters clinch.
Burris jumps guard.
Perrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burris 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.
Burris is working Perrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burris lands a couple of elbows.
Burris decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Perrone, up you get!
Burris lands with a slapping head kick.
Burris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perrone's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris thumps Perrone with a low kick.
Burris closes the distance and clinches.
Burris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burris stuffs the takedown.
Burris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Burris clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burris manages to pull guard.
Perrone throws a strike but Burris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burris prevents Perrone from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanny Burris dominated that second round.
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!
Burris has Perrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Perrone is trying to push Burris away but Burris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burris looking for a takedown.
Burris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burris is trying to pull guard but Perrone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Burris controlling the action here for a moment.
Perrone tries to circle away but Burris has him pinned against the cage.
Perrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrone tries to pull guard but Burris holds him up against the cage and eventually Perrone drops back down to his feet.
Burris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lanny Burris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burris pulls Perrone in close to his closed guard and prevents Perrone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burris striking from the bottom here.
Burris pulls Perrone in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burris is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burris stands up over Perrone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burris drops back looking for a leg! Perrone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perrone manages to kick Burris off! Burris jumps back into Perrone's guard.
Burris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lanny Burris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burris rushes Perrone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burris lands a good knee to the midsection. Perrone won't want to take too many of those.
Burris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Burris.
Burris connects with a solid leg kick.
Burris forces Perrone back against the cage and clinches.
Burris gets control of Perrone's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perrone is fighting to break Burris's control of his arms but Burris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burris 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.
Burris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burris is on top in guard.
Burris drops back looking for a leg! Perrone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perrone manages to kick Burris off! Burris jumps back into Perrone's guard.
Burris stops Perrone from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perrone's head.
Lanny Burris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burris working some strikes from top position.
Perrone has momentary wrist control but Burris slips an elbow through the middle.
Burris chips away with some ground and pound.
Burris scoring with some ground and pound.
Burris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burris stands up over Perrone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chris Perrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lanny Burris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burris controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lanny Burris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lanny Burris!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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