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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Boly (ranked 8730 p4p, 639 weight class) and Herbert Burns (ranked 2854 p4p, 320 weight class). Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marcelo D2 Claudia - Desabafo Deixa Eu Dizer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
30
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Boly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Burns! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burns looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Boly being controlled here, momentarily. Burns passes Boly's left leg - he's now in half guard. Burns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Boly wants to control but Burns is keeping busy.
Burns prevents Boly from improving his position. Burns wants to take a breather but Boly is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Burns trying to mount his opponent but Boly defends it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The fighters are battling for position here. Boly manages to regain full guard. Nice work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Burns postures up.
Burns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burns sitting in guard here, content to control. Burns working some strikes from top position. Burns looking to pass the guard. Burns forces his way into half guard. Burns missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Boly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burns scores with a couple of nice shots. My spies in Jitz MMA inform me that Burns has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boly keeps working. Burns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Burns works his way into full mount! Boly tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Burns connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boly manages to regain half guard. Good work. Burns looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Boly is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.
Burns wants to control but Boly is keeping him busy. Boly manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boly looking for a sweep. Not yet Boly, not yet. Burns wants to control from the top but Boly keeps moving. Burns looking to pass the guard. Burns slips nicely into half guard. Burns prevents Boly from improving his position. Boly has hold of Burns's hands but Burns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Burns passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boly! Burns cracks Boly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boly wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away. Burns landing punches.
Boly is rocked! Burns lands a heavy elbow. Oh Boly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Burns is working for a guillotine from mount but Boly frees his head quite easily.
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! Boly takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Burns's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Burns! A relieved looking Herbert Burns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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