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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke has chosen Let it Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Burke!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Alves throws a right hand that Burke ducks under and follows up with a left that Burke also avoids with ease.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Burke keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Burke.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burke was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Burke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves 's head backwards.
Burke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves swings for the body but Burke moves out of range.
Burke lands the left hand.
Alves throws a right and a left that Burke avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Burke misses.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Alves tries for a takedown but Burke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burke slips under a jab.
Paul Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Burke.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burke.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Burke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke counters with a right hand to the body.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Burke sends Alves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burke is motioning to the referee to let Alves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alves is rocked!
It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Burke.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burke sends Alves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burke is motioning to the referee to let Alves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burke looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves tries for a takedown but Burke circles away easily
and Burke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Burke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alves tries to clinch up but Burke circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a double jab
enabling Burke to counter with a crisp jab.
Burke digs a good hook to Alves 's body.
Nice jab there from Burke.
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burke cracks Alves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Burke counter with a right hand.
Burke scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Burke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves .
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Burke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Burke - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Burke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burke loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Burke counters with a nice body shot.
Burke fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Burke ducks down to avoid it.
Burke is breathing heavily.
Burke connects with a nice looking jab.
Burke slips a jab from Alves .
A punch lands to the side of Burke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Burke counters with a left to the body.
Alves tries to clinch but Burke is having none of it.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
Burke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Burke slips the punch.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves .
Alves misses with a combination
letting Burke counter with a right hand.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burke.
Burke throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Burke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke misses with a looping left.
Burke throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Burke - just one landing.
Burke throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves .
Burke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burke counters with a stiff right hand.
Burke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves throws a series of punches but Burke avoids them all with ease.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Burke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Burke.
Burke throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters with a right hand to the body.
Burke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Burke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Burke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul Burke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burke but Burke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
Alves lands with a right hand.
Alves slips under a jab from Burke.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Burke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burke looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Burke staying out of range there.
Alves throws a series of punches but Burke avoids them all with ease.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Burke as Alves shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves throws a jab when Burke was well out of range.
Alves shoots in but Burke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Burke misses with a straight left.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Burke is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Burke does no damage.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves .
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Burke is just out of range.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a hook. Burke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Burke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burke scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burke works the jab nicely.
Burke works the jab nicely.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Burke.
Burke slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters with a left to the body.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Burke.
Burke throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a hook to the side of Burke's head but Burke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves moves out of range as Burke strikes.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Burke is out of range.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Burke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Burke!
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