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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Burch (ranked 24591 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 5251 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Burch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Burch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burch sprawls well. Burch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wick gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Burch misses the target.
Wick clinches.
Burch tries to break the clinch but Wick is controlling the position.
Burch is trying to break the clinch but Wick has him pressed against the cage.
Wick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burch pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch tries for a takedown but Wick circles away easily
and Wick counters by moving into the clinch.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Wick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Francis Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wick.
Burch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wick gets a clinch.
Burch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Wick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wick won't be happy with that.
Wick is looking to regain half guard here but Burch keeps moving and retains side control.
Wick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick is not content to let Burch control the position.
Burch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Burch working away.
Burch lands some shots froms side control.
Burch working away.
Wick is looking to reverse the position.
Burch trying to control the position but Wick is working away.
Burch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burch tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Burch is looking to take a break and control but Wick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burch stands up.
Wick tries for a takedown but Burch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wick misses with a wild combination.
Wick rushes Burch and presses him up against the cage.
Wick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burch's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Burch missing with a left hand there. Wick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wick shoots and misses
and Burch counters with a one-two to the body.
Burch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wick darts in looking for a takedown but Burch gets double underhooks and turns Wick into the cage.
Wick misses with a leg kick
and Burch counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch working away.
Burch scores with punches from side control.
Wick tries to bench press Burch off him but Burch keeps the position.
Wick looks winded!
Burch wants to stand but Wick has his arm trapped.
Burch has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Burch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Burch's cut.
That's time! Burch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wick rushes Burch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burch throws an elbow but misses.
Wick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Burch to keep the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wick's brow.
Wick tries to pull guard but Burch won't allow it.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wick can do to turn this around?
Burch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Francis Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Wick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burch.
Burch with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burch is looking to stand up but Wick won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wick is breathing heavily.
Wick has a closed guard, preventing Burch from standing up.
Wick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burch wants to stand but Wick is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wick keeping moving, preventing Burch from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wick drives through and clinches with Burch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch tries for a takedown but Wick manages to get underhooks.
Wick lands with a short shot to the head.
Burch leaning against his opponent.
Burch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Wick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wick controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wick.
Burch tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wick pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burch wants to get up but he can't break Wick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burch throws a big elbow that misses.
Burch trying to control the position from guard on top but Wick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burch tries to stand but Wick is controlling from the bottom.
Burch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wick pushes Burch up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burch is trying to push Wick away but Wick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burch breaks the clinch.
Wick fails to land the takedown.
Wick clinches up with Burch and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Wick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Francis Burch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wick.
It looked like Burch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burch gets underhooks to prevent Wick's takedown attempt.
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wick closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch wants to break the clinch but can't.
John Wick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wick pulls guard.
Francis Burch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burch trying to control but Wick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wick looking for a sweep. Not yet Wick, not yet.
Burch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wick is proving hard to escape from.
Burch stands and steps away. Wick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice sprawl there from Burch as Wick shoots in.
Francis Burch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wick.
Wick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wick has closed the distance and engaged Burch in a clinch.
Burch is trying to pull guard but Wick has him pressed against the cage.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Wick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wick.
Wick shoots in looking for a takedown. Burch tries to sprawl out of it but Wick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wick. That did some damage!
Wick closes the distance and clinches.
Burch is looking to break free of the clinch but Wick has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wick.
Wick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burch but Burch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burch shoots in and gets a takedown into Wick's guard.
Burch lands a couple of digs.
Burch working some strikes from top position.
Wick has his feet on Burch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wick drives through and clinches with Burch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch avoiding damage.
Wick prevents Burch from breaking the clinch.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Burch gets underhooks to prevent Wick's takedown attempt.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Francis Burch is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wick gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wick is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Wick.
I think Wick 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Wick!
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hype
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