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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Burgess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Burgess to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Jake Smith has been cut.
Burgess lands a head shot.
Burgess has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Burgess throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burgess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Burgess jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess is trying to control the position but Smith postures up. #SUB#
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burgess dives on top into guard.#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Burgess from controlling successfully. #T1#
Smith looking to control.
Burgess won't allow Smith to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith is breathing heavily.#SU2#
Burgess stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Burgess on that attempt.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Burgess closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Burgess pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burgess dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jake Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Burgess.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burgess lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgess dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burgess turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD2#
Burgess closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Burgess off but instead Burgess has got his back!
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!
Burgess is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position. #T3#
Good control from Burgess.
Burgess is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Burgess. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burgess's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Burgess looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burgess being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Burgess gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Smith pulls Burgess in close to prevent any damage.
Burgess wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Burgess stops Smith from standing up. #SUB#
Smith has his foot on Burgess's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burgess works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burgess gets slowly back to his feet.
Burgess tries to clinch up.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burgess fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burgess gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Burgess.#T1#
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith moves forwards but Burgess connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burgess closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Burgess pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Burgess moves out of range easily.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burgess counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burgess wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Burgess tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burgess somewhat.
Smith fails with the takedown.#T2#
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Burgess has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Burgess turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burgess.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Burgess will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burgess just manages to avoid it.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burgess.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Burgess counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Burgess counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Burgess darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.#T4##BC#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Burgess counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgess scores with a body shot.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD#
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burgess looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith wants to control but Burgess is keeping him busy. #SU#
Smith decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Smith'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!
#R3#
Burgess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgess shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Burgess clinches up against the cage.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgess scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Jake Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Burgess has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Burgess changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jake Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Burgess.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Burgess takes the fight into the clinch.
Burgess tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith prevents Burgess from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Burgess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a series of punches but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T2#
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burgess misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Burgess counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Burgess to acknowledge the strikes.
Burgess goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burgess.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Burgess counters with a left to the body.
Burgess fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense.
Smith tries to work over Burgess's front leg with a kick but Burgess checks it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Burgess bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgess is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Richard Burgess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily. #TD#
Burgess gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burgess has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burgess wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Burgess looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgess, not yet.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU#
Smith gets to his feet. Burgess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burgess defends well and Smith ends up having to push Burgess into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a nice body shot.
Burgess dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Burgess's head and hops out.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Burgess is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Burgess.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burgess 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Burgess!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Man tries to clinch up but Burgess circles away and keeps his distance.
Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Burgess sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL#
Burgess clinches up against the cage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Burgess counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burgess.
Burgess showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burgess's guard. #REVB##T1#
Burgess controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man trying to control but Burgess is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Burgess looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU2#
Man stands up from Burgess's guard - Man perhaps looking for a knockout.
Banana Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banana Man.#T2##CL#
Burgess closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man tries to pull guard but Burgess holds him up against the cage and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Man breaks the clinch.
Man jabs at Burgess's body.
Man is looking to clinch. #CL#
Burgess moves into range and clinches up with Man.#TD#
Burgess gets control of Man's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burgess will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Man wants to pass the guard but Burgess is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Man stands up from Burgess's guard - Man perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burgess is breathing heavily.#T3#
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man is looking to clinch. #TD#
Burgess fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Burgess is now in Man's guard.
Man trying to control the position.
Burgess sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burgess doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Man is tightening it up a little... Burgess has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Burgess reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Burgess taps out! Nice BJJ there by Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Banana Man!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Cezar lands the left hand.
Burgess on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch combination from Burgess misses.
Burgess takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Cezar as Burgess shoots in.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at Arvins Bootcamp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burgess shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cezar defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cezar scores with a jab to the head.
Burgess tries to clinch there but Cezar circles away.
#T1#
Burgess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Cezar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Burgess was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cezar.
Burgess tries for a takedown but Cezar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cezar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cezar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burgess avoids the body shot from Cezar.
A swing and a miss from Cezar.
Burgess misses with a lunging right hand
and Cezar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
Burgess seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cezar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgess shoots in and drives through. Cezar sprawls well.
Burgess throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cezar counters with a left and a right that stings Burgess.
Burgess fails with the takedown
letting Cezar counter with a right hand.
Burgess shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Cezar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cezar lands a two punch combo.
Burgess has a takedown stuffed.#T3#
Cezar throws a series of strikes that have Burgess backpedaling.
Cezar throws a lazy right hand but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgess seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Richard Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cezar misses with a series of wild punches.
Cezar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Cezar does no damage.
Burgess takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cezar with a jab.
Cezar throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Cezar misses with the combination.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
Cezar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cezar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cezar throws out a loose jab but Burgess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgess half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cezar 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.
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!
Burgess shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cezar is looking for the big counter here.
Burgess swings widly with a right hand
and Cezar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Cezar. Those never looked like landing.
Cezar misses with a hook. Burgess ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cezar dominated that round.
That's time! Burgess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cezar misses with a looping right.
Burgess looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cezar is fending him off so far but Burgess persists. Nope, Cezar circles away and we're back to standing.
Cezar slips a straight right by Burgess.
Burgess tries a head kick but it misses.
As Burgess backs off Cezar throws a huge counter combo but Burgess manages to avoid it all.
Cezar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burgess moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burgess went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burgess shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cezar defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cezar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burgess throws a head kick but Cezar moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Cezar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cezar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burgess is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cezar.#T1#
Cezar dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Cezar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burgess counters with a left and a right that stings Cezar.
Burgess wants to clinch.
Burgess throws a head kick that misses.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cezar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Cezar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cezar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cezar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgess at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cezar as Burgess shoots in.
Burgess is looking to clinch but Cezar is avoiding it.
Cezar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burgess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cezar is looking for the big counter here.
Julio Cezar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cezar misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess throws a big counter combination but Cezar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Burgess tries to close the distance and clinch but Cezar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cezar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Cezar.
Cezar slaps away a takedown attempt from Burgess, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burgess misses with a wild combination.
Burgess moves into range and connects with a jab. #T4#
A jab from Burgess finds it's way through Cezar's defenses.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Cezar counters with a one-two to the body.
Burgess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Cezar misses.
Cezar misses with an uppercut
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cezar counters with a three punch combo that has Burgess backing up. Burgess nods at Cezar to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Cezar. No joy for Burgess on that attempt.
Cezar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cezar stalks Burgess and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burgess's face. Burgess staggers backwards, shaken.
Cezar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cezar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Burgess is looking to clinch but Cezar is avoiding it.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Cezar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burgess.
A combination from Cezar does no damage.
Burgess misses with a takedown
and Cezar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burgess tries to clinch up but Cezar circles away and keeps his distance.
As Burgess backs off Cezar throws a huge counter combo but Burgess manages to avoid it all.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burgess might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cezar looks to land a combination. Burgess sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Cezar throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Cezar avoids the head kick by Burgess.
Cezar misses with the combination.
Burgess shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cezar defends it nicely.
As Burgess backs off Cezar throws a huge counter combo but Burgess manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown but Cezar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cezar catches Burgess with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
#T2#
Burgess dives in and grabs Cezar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cezar pushes down on Burgess's head and hops out.
Cezar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Burgess misses.
Cezar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Cezar. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Burgess closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Cezar breaks from the clinch.
Cezar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cezar swinging wildly here.
#T3#
Cezar misses with a double jab.
Burgess seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cezar throws out a loose jab but Burgess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burgess slips a jab and a cross from Cezar.
Burgess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cezar.
Burgess drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burgess blocks a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Burgess. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cezar blocks the body kick.
As Burgess backs off Cezar throws a huge counter combo but Burgess manages to avoid it all.
Cezar misses with a series of wild punches.
Burgess is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
Burgess thows a leg kick but Cezar checks it
and Cezar counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Cezar does no damage.
Cezar slips under a jab.
Cezar slips a jab from Burgess.
Burgess staying out of range there.
Burgess appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burgess throws a front kick aimed at Cezar's knee but Cezar avoids it well.
Burgess avoids the body shot from Cezar.
Richard Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cezar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richard Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cezar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cezar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cezar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cezar!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 23, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Joesma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burgess takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joesma landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joesma lands a strong strike to the head of Burgess. That's dazed him! Joesma looking to finish here. Burgess is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Joesma lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Halfrid Joesma!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Burgess scores with a three punch combo!
Toledo Di Villiers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Villiers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Burgess. No joy for Di Villiers on that attempt.
Di Villiers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toledo Di Villiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Di Villiers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Di Villiers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Burgess bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Villiers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Di Villiers is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Burgess scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Di Villiers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Di Villiers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burgess pulls his head out easily.
Burgess slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Burgess seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Di Villiers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Di Villiers looking for submissions off his back.
Di Villiers is not content to let Burgess control the position.
Burgess thows a huge punch but Di Villiers dodges it nicely.
Burgess trying to control the action but Di Villiers is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU2#
Burgess decides to stand and escape the position.
Burgess dives in and grabs Di Villiers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Di Villiers pushes down on Burgess's head and hops out.#TD#
Di Villiers gets a double leg takedown into Burgess's guard.
Di Villiers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Di Villiers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Di Villiers is looking to work some ground and pound but Burgess has wrist control.
Di Villiers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Villiers connects with a couple of short punches.#SU#
Di Villiers gets to his feet. Burgess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burgess tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Di Villiers defends well and Burgess ends up having to push Di Villiers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Di Villiers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Di Villiers showed some decent athleticism there. #T3#
Burgess has hold of Di Villiers's hands but Di Villiers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Di Villiers wants to control but Burgess is keeping him busy.
Di Villiers thows a huge punch but Burgess dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Burgess looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Villiers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burgess's head. #SUB#
Di Villiers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burgess is just riding it out for now. Di Villiers eventually gives up the hold.
Di Villiers misses with a head shot. Burgess uses the momentum to regain guard. #T4##SUB#
Di Villiers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burgess looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burgess looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burgess! #REVB#
Di Villiers tries to escape but Burgess is in control.
You can see the frustration on Di Villiers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Di Villiers is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Burgess sizes up Di Villiers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Di Villiers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Di Villiers tries to clinch up.
Di Villiers shoots and misses
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Di Villiers shoots in for a takedown but Burgess shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toledo Di Villiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Di Villiers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burgess wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Villiers misses with a takedown
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Burgess.
#ROC2#
Di Villiers is rocked!#CL2#
Burgess instigates a clinch.
Oh Di Villiers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burgess has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Burgess pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Di Villiers seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Burgess. Beautiful body shot.#T1##CL2#
Di Villiers tries to keep at a distance but Burgess has taken the fight into the clinch.
Di Villiers prevents the takedown attempt.
Di Villiers stops a takedown attempt from Burgess.
Burgess blocks a body shot from Di Villiers.
Burgess wants to break free but Di Villiers has control.
Burgess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burgess is looking to break free of the clinch but Di Villiers has double underhooks.
Di Villiers prevents a takedown attempt there.
#TD#
Di Villiers wants the takedown. Burgess is fighting it off but Di Villiers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Burgess's guard against the cage.
Toledo Di Villiers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Di Villiers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Di Villiers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Burgess has momentary wrist control but Di Villiers slips an elbow through the middle.#SU#
Burgess is working an open guard so Di Villiers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burgess. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Di Villiers tries to clinch up
and Burgess counters with a series of strikes. Di Villiers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Di Villiers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Villiers shoots and misses #CL2#
and Burgess counters by moving into the clinch.
Di Villiers is looking for a takedown.
Burgess prevents a body shot from Di Villiers.
Burgess blocks a body shot from Di Villiers.
Di Villiers tries for a takedown but Burgess manages to get underhooks.
#T3#
Burgess is trying to stall.
Di Villiers goes for a takedown attempt but Burgess pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Di Villiers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burgess.
Di Villiers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#TD#
Di Villiers feints and as Burgess raises his hands in defense, Di Villiers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Di Villiers throws a strike but Burgess rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Di Villiers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burgess is aware though and is defending well.
Di Villiers wants to get back to his feet but Burgess passes into half guard.
Di Villiers is trying to stand.
#T4#
Di Villiers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB#
Di Villiers looking for submissions off his back.
Di Villiers flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Burgess is thwarting Di Villiers's attempts to control the position.
Di Villiers missing with punches from the bottom.
Burgess moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Di Villiers.
Burgess wants to control but Di Villiers is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Burgess showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Di Villiers as he avoids it easily.
Di Villiers darts in looking for a takedown but Burgess gets double underhooks and turns Di Villiers into the cage.
Di Villiers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burgess counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Burgess lands with a nice combination. Di Villiers backs away looking to recover.
Burgess comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Di Villiers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burgess makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toledo Di Villiers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Villiers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Villiers fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgess wants to clinch.#T1#
Di Villiers fails with the takedown
and Burgess counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burgess or perhaps it was just good defense by Di Villiers, which made it look bad.
Burgess is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Di Villiers rather than just go for the knockout.
Di Villiers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burgess tries a quick counter leg kick but Di Villiers is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Burgess there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Di Villiers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burgess sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Di Villiers somewhat.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Di Villiers as he jumps to the side.
Di Villiers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Di Villiers fails with the takedown
and Burgess counters with a one-two to the body.
Burgess changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Di Villiers tries to avoid it but Burgess manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Di Villiers to the ground. Di Villiers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Di Villiers.
Di Villiers has his takedown stuffed
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Di Villiers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Di Villiers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Burgess counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burgess.
A shot in the inside from Burgess.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgess tries to pull guard but Di Villiers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Burgess blocks the elbow strike.
#T3##TD#
Di Villiers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burgess regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Burgess pushes Di Villiers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Di Villiers shoots for a double leg takedown but Burgess sprawls well. He's pushed Di Villiers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burgess digs a good body shot into Di Villiers's ribs.
Burgess works over Di Villiers's head and body with a nice combination.
Burgess lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Villiers shoots for a takedown but Burgess saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Burgess was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burgess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Di Villiers fails with the takedown.
As Di Villiers backs off Burgess throws a huge counter combo but Di Villiers manages to avoid it all.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Burgess shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Di Villiers pinned against the cage. Di Villiers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Di Villiers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burgess counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richard Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di Villiers fails with the takedown
letting Burgess counter with a right hand.
Di Villiers fails with the takedown
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Di Villiers instigates a clinch.
Di Villiers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Burgess gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Burgess breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Burgess comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burgess 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Burgess!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 12, 2016 |
#R1#
William stuffs the takedown.
William wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Burgess darts in and clinches William up against the cage.
Burgess wants to break free but William has control.
William slowing the pace effectively.
William keeps control of Burgess as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
William missing with knees to the body.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Burgess avoids the damage to the body.
Burgess drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William tries to pull guard but Burgess holds him up against the cage and eventually William drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from William.
Burgess looks winded!#BC#
William breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Burgess misses with a left hand #TD#
and William counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by William.
William is standing up over Burgess. Burgess looks to escape but William dives into side control.
#REVB##SU#
William stands up and beckons Burgess to his feet.
William shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgess as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
William tries to keep at a distance but Burgess has taken the fight into the clinch.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burgess.
#TD#
William pulls guard effortlessly.
William trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T2#
William controls Burgess momentarily but Burgess frees himself. #SUB#
William working for a triangle but Burgess defends it easily.
William pulls Burgess in close to prevent any damage.
Burgess trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
William seems keen to control Burgess's posture.#T3#
William is trying to control the position but Burgess postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
William throws a nice elbow from the bottom.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burgess throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
William seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD#
Burgess tries to sprawl but William drives through with a takedown into half guard.
William is nestled in close to Burgess, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burgess looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
William postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Burgess to stand up.
Richard Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Burgess sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daren William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and William counters by clinching up.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
William breaks from the clinch.
William stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and William wants it to stay on the feet.
As Burgess looks to move away, William throws a big counter combo but Burgess just gets out of the way.#TD#
William shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burgess's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
William works over Burgess with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daren William 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.
#R2#
William shoots for a double leg takedown but Burgess sprawls well. He's pushed William's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Burgess closes the distance and clinches.
Burgess jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as William walks away with a smile on his face. Burgess gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burgess misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and William decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burgess's guard.#SU#
William stands up and waves to Burgess to follow him.
Burgess leaves William with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burgess has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as William is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burgess circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daren William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William fails with a takedown attempt.
Burgess is breathing heavily.#T1##TD#
Burgess tries to sprawl but William drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from William. #SUB#
William is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burgess doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time William.
William takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
William keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
William is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, William seems content to control.
William will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
William lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
William lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
William working over Burgess with some ground and pound. Burgess looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
William scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
William wants to work for an arm triangle but Burgess is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
William lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
William scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
William looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
William lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William working over Burgess with some ground and pound. Burgess looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burgess tries to kick William off but William keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daren William dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
William changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burgess looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES2#
Burgess explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
Burgess rushes William and presses him up against the cage.
Burgess tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William is trying to pull guard but Burgess has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
William jumps guard and drags Burgess to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
William not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William pulls Burgess in close to his closed guard and prevents Burgess from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burgess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
William is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burgess defends well.#T1##SUB#
William is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burgess is aware though and is defending well.
William trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
William looking for a guillotine here but Burgess defends easily.
William trying to keep a closed guard but Burgess is proving a slippery customer.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
William looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
William is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burgess can do to turn this around?
William looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
William 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.
William is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burgess tries to bum rush William with a series of wild strikes but William uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Burgess with that takedown attempt.
William feinted with a counter takedown.#T3##TD#
William shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burgess napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burgess is letting William control him for a moment.
William is chipping away with strikes.
#SU#
William decides to take the fight back to the feet.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Burgess manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T4#
Horrible takedown attempt by William or perhaps it was just good defense by Burgess, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daren William. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
William looking to score a takedown here. Burgess is defending well but William drives through and ends up in Burgess's guard.
Burgess has momentary wrist control but William slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burgess is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daren William.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daren William!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Parker.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burgess is out of range.
Burgess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richard Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Burgess. Burgess gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws a series of punches but Burgess avoids them all with ease.
Burgess throws a big counter combination but Parker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgess is just out of range.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Parker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burgess misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Burgess.
#T1#
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burgess swinging wildly here.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Burgess moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Parker lands a jab-cross combination.
Burgess closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burgess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Burgess throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely. #T2#
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burgess's hands.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Parker instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgess won't allow it.
#BC#
Burgess pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burgess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burgess tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parker defends well and Burgess ends up having to push Parker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
Burgess misses with a wild combination.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Burgess misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T3##CL2#
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Burgess won't allow it.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Burgess has the dominant position.
Parker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burgess's efforts to push away.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Burgess has double underhooks.
Parker wants to break free but Burgess has control.
Burgess fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Burgess fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Burgess tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgess misses with a wild body shot.
Parker throws a series of punches but Burgess moves out of range.
Parker throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Burgess tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Burgess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Parker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Parker digs a good body shot into Burgess's ribs.
Burgess throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joseph Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgess throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burgess scores with a punch to the head.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Burgess dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Parker feints a jab promting Burgess to slip. Parker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burgess slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgess fails to land with a series of punches.
Richard Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
#T1#
Burgess shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Burgess throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parker's waist but Parker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burgess off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Joseph Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker checks a low kick from Burgess.
Burgess is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker lands with an overhand left.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burgess tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burgess tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Burgess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burgess moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker swinging wildly here.
A combination from Burgess does no damage.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burgess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burgess ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Parker lands a jab to Burgess's midsection.#CL2#
Parker closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker throws a right and a left that Burgess avoids nicely.
Burgess needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Burgess scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL2#
Parker clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgess swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Burgess keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.#BC#
Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Parker rushes Burgess and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burgess counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Parker gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Burgess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burgess.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burgess's hands.#CL2#
Parker has managed to clinch.
Burgess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Parker breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Burgess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burgess connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
Burgess throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burgess shoots and misses
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1##CL2#
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Burgess.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker is trying to push Burgess away but Burgess has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burgess tries to pull guard but Parker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Burgess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burgess tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Burgess is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks. #BC2#
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker jabs at Burgess's body.
Parker scores with a nice strike.
Parker lunges at Burgess with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burgess's hand. #T2#
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parker wants it to stay on the feet.
Parker looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Parker throws a shot to the body.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Burgess bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgess went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL2#
Parker darts in and clinches Burgess up against the cage.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Burgess keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Burgess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Parker clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess is trying to pull guard but Parker has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Burgess tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Burgess bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker punishes Burgess's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Parker has managed to clinch.
Parker wants to break free but Burgess has control.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Burgess keeps him there for the moment.
Burgess lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Burgess escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgess changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Burgess manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Burgess's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Burgess has the dominant position.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burgess tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Parker throws a leg kick but Burgess sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burgess doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker throws a right hand that Burgess ducks under and follows up with a left that Burgess also avoids with ease.
Richard Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Burgess does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Parker!
Post fight, Joseph Parker took to the microphone: 'It's very clear that my meat based diet is superior to Richard's wife-sharing vegan based diet.'.
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