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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Burns (ranked 1472 p4p, 227 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 2622 p4p, 357 weight class). Cornelius Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burton scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burton misses the jab.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Burton manages to avoid it.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Burns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Burton lands a right hook to the body.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burton throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Burton saw that one coming.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Burton manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Burns misses the target.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been informed that Burton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Burton.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Burton finds it's target.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Burns went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burton lands a slapping body shot.
Burns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a body shot
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton misses with a straight left.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Burton misses with an uppercut.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burton lands a head shot.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burton throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves away from the strike by Burton.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burton lands with an overhand left.
Burns throws a hook but Burton blocks it.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burton to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burton counters with a straight right hand.
Burns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Burton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burton throws out the jab.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns staying out of range there.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Burns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
Burton throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Burton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burton scores with a nice head shot.
Burns moves out of range as Burton strikes.
Burns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns moves away from the strike by Burton.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Burton misses.
A quick step to the side and Burns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Burns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton throws a good cross that connects.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jack Burton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton scores with a nice head shot.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Burton.
Nice cross by Burton.
Burton misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burns might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Burns avoids the body shot from Burton.
Burton misses with a body shot
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burton thinking.
Burton is breathing heavily.
Burton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burton is rocked!
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns drops Burton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burns follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Burns!
A victorious Cornelius Burns thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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