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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thunder off to one side.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Burns wants to clinch.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Thunder.
Burns wants to stall.
Thunder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder pulls guard successfully.
Thunder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thunder.
Burns doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thunder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thunder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thunder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thunder stops Burns from standing up.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thunder looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thunder was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burns is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns tries to lock up and control but Thunder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thunder trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Thunder is really struggling to control Burns but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Thunder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thunder prevents Burns from getting the reversal.
Burns looks gassed!
Thunder working Burns over with strikes here.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thunder.
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
Thunder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burns working to try and regain half guard.
Thunder with shots to the head and body - Burns looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thunder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thunder looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thunder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thunder unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder with shots to the head and body - Burns looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thunder controlling from mount.
Thunder is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burns has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thunder looking to finish Burns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burns!
Thunder lands a big shot there that rocks Burns but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burns wants to hold on but Thunder pushes him away.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
Thunder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thunder controlling from mount.
Burns is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thunder dominated that round.
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.
Thunder shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunder scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thunder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burns in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thunder controlling the position easily from mount.
Thunder prevents Burns from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder controlling from the full mount.
Burns regains half guard.
Burns wants to improve his position but Thunder is controlling well.
Burns throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thunder has passed into side control.
Burns sneaks back into half guard.
Burns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burns keeping busy on the bottom but Thunder has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns gets back to full guard.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Thunder pushes his legs off easily.
Thunder stopping the sweep attempt from Burns.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thunder's guard.
Burns decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Eugene Bradley Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thunder off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burns being controlled here, momentarily.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Thunder slips an elbow through the middle.
Thunder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thunder is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
Burns thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Thunder has wrist control.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.
Thunder seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Burns drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thunder dives on top into guard.
Burns looking for a guillotine here but Thunder defends easily.
Thunder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thunder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thunder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Thunder will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thunder with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns tries to hold on but Thunder postures up.
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
Burns really wants to buck Thunder off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Thunder.
Thunder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thunder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Burns that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thunder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thunder content just to control the position here.
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns is working to get back to half guard.
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns can't escape the position.
Thunder cracks Burns with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burns can't escape the position.
Jack Thunder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunder working for a guillotine from mount but Burns is in no mood to give up.
Thunder prevents Burns from getting the reversal.
Burns sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thunder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thunder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is not content to let Thunder control the position.
Burns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Thunder with a nice head shot there.
Burns trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thunder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Burns working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thunder has passed into half guard!
Thunder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four 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.
Burns looking for subs from the bottom but Thunder mounts him!
Thunder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thunder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Burns for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Thunder just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
Thunder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Thunder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Eugene Bradley Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Thunder pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Thunder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Thunder!
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