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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Burgess (ranked 24789 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lurifax Andersen (ranked 6994 p4p, 0 weight class). Lurifax Andersen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lurifax Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess throws a body shot but no joy.
Andersen scores with a hook.
Andersen lands with a shot to the body.
Andersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andersen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burgess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andersen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Andersen. Beautiful body shot.
Burgess drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgess in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burgess could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burgess lands some shots froms side control.
Andersen is looking for a sweep.
Burgess lands a decent elbow from side control.
Andersen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burgess lands a nice forearm strike.
Burgess creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Andersen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess working away.
Andersen looks winded!
Burgess lands a few punches from side control.
Burgess scoring with punches from side control.
Andersen is looking to reverse the position.
Burgess in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burgess 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.
Burgess is chipping away with strikes.
Burgess working the ground and pound.
Burgess lands a decent elbow from side control.
Andersen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burgess looks up at the clock and then as Andersen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burgess smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Andersen taking a bit of punishment here - Burgess scoring with strikes.
Andersen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Andersen wants to control but Burgess postures up.
Andersen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Andersen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burgess tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burgess has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet but Burgess drags him back down.
Andersen is trying to get back to half guard.
Burgess looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burgess scoring with punches and elbows.
Andersen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Andersen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burgess wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burgess working the head with strikes.
Burgess is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andersen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burgess decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Andersen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burgess.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess looks for a takedown but Andersen sprawls well.
Andersen misses with a straight left.
Burgess pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Andersen back to the cage. Burgess follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Burgess throws a head kick that misses.
Andersen swings for the body but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burgess winds up and cracks Andersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burgess slips a nice elbow through Andersen's hands, connecting with Andersen's forehead.
We've been informed that Andersen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Andersen taking some punishment here, with Burgess in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgess lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgess working Andersen over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to kick Burgess off but Burgess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burgess is trying to work for a kimura but Andersen is defending well.
Burgess looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Burgess.
Burgess is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burgess looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burgess is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess is looking for a kimura here.
Andersen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Burgess dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andersen ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Andersen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burgess moves out of range as Andersen strikes.
Andersen lands a body shot.
Burgess throws a combination that misses
and Andersen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersen. Burgess does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersen staying out of range there.
Andersen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burgess shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andersen pinned against the cage. Andersen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Andersen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andersen lands a nice looking body shot.
Andersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lurifax Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Andersen.
Andersen looks to land a right hand but Burgess moved out of range.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Andersen throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgess slips a jab and a cross from Andersen.
Andersen misses with a body shot.
Andersen throws a series of punches but Burgess avoids them all with ease.
Burgess throws a series of strikes that have Andersen backpedaling.
Burgess scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burgess prevents Andersen from standing back up.
Andersen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgess scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andersen is trying to stand.
Leonard Burgess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgess scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burgess looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to stand.
Andersen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgess lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgess lands strikes from half guard.
Burgess seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andersen taking some punishment here, with Burgess in his half guard.
Andersen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgess lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burgess winds up and cracks Andersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen tries to kick Burgess off but Burgess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burgess is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burgess is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burgess working over Andersen with some ground and pound. Andersen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess slips a nice elbow through Andersen's hands, connecting with Andersen's forehead.
Burgess lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgess lands a nice short elbow.
Burgess winds up and cracks Andersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andersen is looking to improve his position.
Burgess working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burgess looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burgess looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burgess working the head and body with strikes.
Andersen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burgess scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burgess looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andersen wants to get back to his feet.
Burgess scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Burgess is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersen keeping hold of Burgess's head, controlling as best he can.
Burgess prevents Andersen from improving his position.
Burgess winds up and cracks Andersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burgess slips a nice elbow through Andersen's hands, connecting with Andersen's forehead.
Burgess scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andersen is looking to escape.
Andersen tries to get to full guard but Burgess has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgess lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Andersen has hold of Burgess's hands but Burgess slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andersen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burgess is working away from the top position though.
Andersen tries to kick Burgess off but Burgess keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Burgess dominated that second round.
That's time! Burgess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Burgess connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burgess.
Lurifax Andersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andersen sprawls well. Andersen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burgess gets slowly back to his feet.
Andersen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burgess on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andersen misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burgess.
Andersen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersen misses with a combination
and Burgess counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burgess throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess moves into the clinch successfully.
Andersen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Burgess.
Andersen tries to break free but Burgess pushes him back against the cage.
Andersen is trying to break free.
Andersen tries to break free but Burgess pushes him back against the cage.
Burgess is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Burgess throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burgess prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burgess is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Andersen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burgess will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andersen up against the cage.
Burgess is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andersen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burgess.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Burgess is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess keeps control of Andersen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andersen tries to circle away but Burgess has him pinned against the cage.
Andersen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgess is pushing Andersen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burgess keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andersen's efforts to push away.
Burgess drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burgess goes for a takedown attempt but Andersen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burgess scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andersen has one foot on Burgess's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Andersen lands with a hook. Burgess tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lurifax Andersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersen can do to turn this around?
Andersen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burgess shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andersen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burgess lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burgess gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leonard Burgess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burgess thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lurifax Andersen.
I think Burgess has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Burgess!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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