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Event:
TR74
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Burch misses with a hook to the body
and Randisicimo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randisicimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#KD#
Randisicimo drops Burch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Burch looks back up at him and smiles so Randisicimo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT#It looks like Zakaria Burch has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randisicimo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Burch drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Randisicimo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Burch's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Randisicimo! |
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Event:
TR70
Date: Jun 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Bo throws an overhand right that lands on Burch's shoulder, as Burch tries to avoid the shot.
Zakaria Burch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Burch.#CUT2#It looks like Soe Nyan Bo has been cut.
Burch looks to throw the jab but Bo is out of range.
Burch stuns Bo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burch swings for the body but Bo moves out of range.
Bo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burch misses with a body shot
and Bo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#KD2#
Burch cracks Bo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burch finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burch lands with an uppercut that bounces Bo off the cage and back into range.
Burch lands a right hook to the body.
Burch is stalking Bo. Bo circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Burch, and it's lights out! Bo really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zakaria Burch! |
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Event:
TR62: Black Wheels
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Tun misses with a wild combination.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy.
Tun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tun lands a head shot.
Burch ducks under a wild hook from Tun.#CL#
Burch darts in and clinches Tun up against the cage.
Tun pushes Burch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tun misses with some punches.
Tun lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Burch fails to land.
Burch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tun backwards. #CUT#It looks like Khaing Tun has been cut.
A hook to the body from Tun.
Tun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Tun's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burch.
Tun lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burch misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tun blocks an uppercut.
Burch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Tun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tun.
Burch blocks a body shot from Tun.
Tun swings wildly with an uppercut but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tun slowing the pace effectively.
Tun is trying to stall.
Burch avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tun.
Tun lands a right hand.
Tun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Tun uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Tun working aggressively here.
Tun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Tun blocks it.
Tun is trying to stall.
Burch has a couple of punches blocked by Tun.
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!
Burch trying to land knees to the body.
Tun stalling in the clinch.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tun.
Tun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burch misses with a knee strike.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Burch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tun's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Tun.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Tun is blocking nicely.
Tun cracks Burch with a nice body shot.
Burch is breathing heavily.
Tun scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Burch swings wildly with an uppercut but Tun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tun.
Tun scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Tun - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tun stalling in the clinch but Burch improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tun throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Tun misses with a punch on the inside.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Tun blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burch being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tun.
A head punch on the inside from Tun fails to land.
Nice body punch from Tun - that landed with a thud.
Tun scores with a shot to the side of Burch's head.
Tun gets through Burch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Tun lands a nice shot to the body.
Tun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burchs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Tun.
Tun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tun controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tun pushes Burch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tun misses with some punches.
Burch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tun avoids it.
Tun throws a head punch that misses.
Tun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tun can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
Burch stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch.
Tun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tun lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaing Tun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khaing Tun'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.#R2#
Tun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tun avoids the body shot from Burch.
Burch scores with a nice right hand.
Burch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tun misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Burch coming out on top.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tun throws out the jab. #KD2#
Tun lands a big uppercut and Burch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burch looks OK. Tun waves Burch back to his feet!#ROC2#Burch is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tun comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Burch falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Burch was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khaing Tun! |
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Event:
TR54: On the Berge of Light
Date: May 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Burch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randisicimo.
Randisicimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burch.
Burch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Burch misses.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randisicimo moves away.
Randisicimo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch dodges the punch combination from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo works Burch's body with a nice hook.
Randisicimo ducks under a wild hook from Burch.
A big right from Burch misses.
Randisicimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burch looks to land a left hand but Randisicimo moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randisicimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Burch misses its intended target.
No joy there for Randisicimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randisicimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#KD#
Burch sends Randisicimo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burch is motioning to the referee to let Randisicimo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Randisicimo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randisicimo misses with a body kick.
Randisicimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Burch finish him?
Randisicimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Burch misses with an uppercut.
Randisicimo dips to his left and cracks Burch with an uppercut!
Randisicimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randisicimo manages to avoid it.
Randisicimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Randisicimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burch manages to avoid it.
BOOM! Burch lands a beautiful left hook that drops Randisicimo. Randisicimo tries to recover but Burch is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Randisicimo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zakaria Burch! |
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Event:
TR49: TBD
Date: Apr 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Dashark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burch tries to avoid it but Dashark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burch to the ground. Burch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Dashark scores with a takedown into Burch's guard.
Dashark slips nicely into half guard.
Dashark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burch tries to get to full guard but Dashark has control of the leg.
Dashark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dashark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Dashark seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dashark lands a nice short elbow.#T1#
Burch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dashark is nestled in close to Burch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dashark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burch defending well though.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dashark on the ground.
Dashark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burch has hold of Dashark's hands but Dashark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burch tries to get out of the position.
Burch has hold of Dashark's hands but Dashark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dashark working Burch over with strikes.
Dashark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dashark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dashark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Dashark slips a nice elbow through Burch's hands, connecting with Burch's forehead.
Dashark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dashark takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dashark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Dashark.
Dashark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dashark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dashark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dashark passes to side control.
Dashark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T3#
Dashark lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Burch down.
Dashark lands an elbow.
Dashark cracks Burch with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#Burch is rocked!
Burch takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Burch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dashark scores with punches from side control.
Burch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dashark has eaten all the pies!
Dashark working the head with strikes.
Dashark controls the position.
Dashark cracks Burch with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dashark immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Burch is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dashark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Dashark!
A relieved looking Mark Dashark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TR44: Tippin’ On 4 4s
Date: Apr 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Burch lands with a shot to the body.
Burch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burch thinking.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Frank tries to clinch but Burch moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dodgers in the buildup to the fight.
Burch looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank tries to clinch there but Burch circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Burch misses the target.
Burch scores with a jab to the body.
Frank keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Burch. Beautiful body shot.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burch is looking to counter punch.
Zakaria Burch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burch is looking to wear down Frank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frank misses with a hook.
It looked like Burch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frank.
Burch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frank has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burch scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Burch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Burch. Beautiful body shot.
Burch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank.
Burch throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Burch looks to land a left hand but Frank moved out of range nicely.
Burch looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Burch blocks a jab.
Burch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burch misses the jab.
Frank appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burch swings widly with a right hand
and Frank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
A lazy left from Frank finds it's target.#CUT2#It looks like Zakaria Burch has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burch misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Burch misses.
Frank throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Burch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Frank releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
A shot to the body from Burch misses
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Frank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burch managing to block the knees to the body from Frank.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Frank misses with a knee strike.
Frank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burch misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Frank is blocking nicely.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Frank blocks it.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Burch back against the cage.
Frank avoiding damage as Burch throws knees to the body.
Burch throws a head punch that misses.
Frank throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burch blocks it with crossed arms.
Burch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burch tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Burch back against the cage.
Burch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frank blocks it with crossed arms.
Burch throws a head punch that misses.
Burch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burch has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Burch is trying to stall.
Frank misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burch throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Burch misses with a body punch
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burch misses the body punch
and Frank counters with a big right hand! Oh Burch is in trouble here! Frank follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank!
A victorious Tempest Frank thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TR41: We Came To Slide
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Burch.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Burch is out of range.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor punishes Burch's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burch throws out the jab.
Burch looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Burch counter with a right hand.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burch moves away.
A jab from Burch finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Burch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Burch lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Burch misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Burch has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taylor takes a swing at Burch's ribcage but misses.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Burch should have avoided that one.
Burch throws an off balance right hand
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor cracks Burch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burch looks winded!
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Burch misses.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Burch misses with a straight right. #KD#
Taylor lands a big uppercut and Burch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burch looks OK. Taylor waves Burch back to his feet!#ROC#Burch is rocked!
Taylor takes a swing at Burch's ribcage but misses.
Burch is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor pounces like a tiger and cracks Burch with a vicious hook! Burch is down but not out! Taylor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Taylor! |
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Event:
TR40: Bon Hwa vs Veainu
Date: Mar 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Burch catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#It looks like Artur Morgan has been cut.#CL2#
Burch gets a clinch.
Burch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Burch.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Burch won't allow it.
Burch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Burch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burch digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burch scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Burch.
Burch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch lands with a short shot to the head.
Burch lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT2#Artur Morgan's cut is getting worse.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Burch tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
A short left from Burch.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch scores with a shoulder strike.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#Morgan is rocked!#CUT2#Artur Morgan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burch misses with a knee strike.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Burch - that landed with a thud.
Burch working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Burch is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burch is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burch lands a right hand. #T2#
Burch effectively controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch scores with a hook to the body.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Burch.
Morgan letting Burch take a breather here.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burch. #BC2#
Burch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Burch pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Burch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Morgan takes a shot to the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Artur Morgan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Burch lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Burch.
Burch cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Artur Morgan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zakaria Burch! |
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Event:
TR32: They Wanna Be Us So Bad
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Rotten lands a jab to the head.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burch connects with a nice looking jab.
Rotten throws out a loose jab but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Burch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rotten.#KD2#
Rotten drops Burch with a beautiful combination! Burch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rotten is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burch just misses with a punch to the body.
Burch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burch. Rotten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotten ducks under a wild hook from Burch.
Rotten throws a big shot that misses.
Rotten scores with a jab to the body.
Burch is breathing heavily.
Burch throws a shot from downtown. Rotten moves away and avoids it.
Burch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rotten looks to throw the jab but Burch is out of range.
Rotten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rotten lands a jab to Burch's midsection.
Burch ducks under a wild hook from Rotten.
Rotten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Rotten moves into the clinch successfully.
Rotten tries to break free but Burch pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Rotten fails to land.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rotten presses Burch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rotten tries to circle away but Burch has him pinned against the cage.
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burch tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burch tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Rotten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rotten lands with a straight right. Burch didn't see that one coming.
Rotten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burch.
Burch slips under a jab from Rotten.
Burch misses the shot to the body.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Burch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burch throws out a loose jab but Rotten uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
Rotten drops Burch with a beautiful combination! Burch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rotten is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Burch is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotten throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Oh Burch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burch.
Rotten misses with a looping left.
Burch seems to have got his legs back now.
Rotten connects with a right hand. Burch shakes it off.#T2#
Rotten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burch.
Rotten misses with a double jab.
Rotten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burch throws a shot from downtown. Rotten moves away and avoids it.
Burch scores with a jab.
Rotten looks to land a left hand but Burch moved out of range nicely.
Burch slips under a jab.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotten lands a lovely overhand right.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotten throws out the jab. #CL#
Burch closes the distance and pushes Rotten back into the cage.
Burch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rotten backwards.
Rotten misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3##BC#
Burch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotten throws a poor cross that misses
and Burch counters with a nice uppercut.
Burch takes a swing at Rotten's ribcage but misses.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotten moves away.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Burch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burch lands a jab to the nose.
Rotten connects with a body shot.
Rotten looks to land a left hand but Burch moved out of range nicely.
Burch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rotten scores with a hook to the body. Burch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burch lands a glancing blow to the side of Rotten's head.
Burch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rotten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch moves out of range as Rotten strikes.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Rotten swings widly with a right hand
and Burch counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rotten throws out a loose jab but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch misses with a hook. Rotten ducked under it nicely.
Burch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zakaria Burch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Burch clinches up with Rotten and pushes him back against the cage.
Rotten struggles to land a body shot inside as Burch controls his hands.
Burch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rotten up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rotten.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Rotten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rotten misses with a hook.
Rotten misses with a looping left.
Burch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Rotten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotten throws a body punch but Burch moves out of range.
A big left from Rotten misses. #CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Rotten is blocking nicely.
Rotten is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rotten has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch presses Rotten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rotten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rotten throws a head punch that misses.
Rotten throws a head punch that misses.
Rotten has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
Burch working Rotten over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rotten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burch.
Rotten misses with some punches.
#BC#
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotten.
Burch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Rotten can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
#BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
Rotten misses with a body punch
and Burch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rotten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burch slips a jab and a cross from Rotten.
#T2#
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!
Burch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burch misses with a wild body shot.
Burch is looking to wear down Rotten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Rotten gets tackled into the cage by Burch. Burch maintains the clinch.
Burch lands an uppercut.
Burch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotten is defending well for now.
Rotten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rotten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zakaria Burch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burch blocking some punches.
Rotten throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Burch presses Rotten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
A short right from Burch on the inside.
Rotten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burch avoiding damage.
#BC#
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Burch misses with a body shot
and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rotten moves out of range of the strikes.
Burch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotten.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotten moves away.
Rotten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burch's head backwards.
Rotten loads up on a big right hand but Burch slips the punch.
Rotten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burch misses the shot to the body.
Rotten pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burch back to the cage. Rotten follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotten moves away from the strike by Burch.
Burch connects with a right hand. Rotten shakes it off.#T4#
Burch misses with a body shot
and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burch slips under a jab from Rotten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Burch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL#
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Burch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rotten is trying to push Burch away but Burch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rotten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotten.
Burch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Rotten fails to land.
Rotten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rotten throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burch.
Rotten lands a hook that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zakaria Burch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Rotten as he connects with a hook.
Rotten misses the jab.
Rotten lands a jab.
Rotten slips a straight right by Burch.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotten throws out the jab.
Burch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rotten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burch under the eye.
A jab from Burch finds it's way through Rotten's defenses.
Burch lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Burch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Burch - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Burch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burch connects with a single shot there.
Rotten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rotten throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Burch colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Rotten as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Burch is left battered and dazed whilst Rotten and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Rotten!
A relieved looking Axl Rotten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TR24: Shooting Like Kobe
Date: Feb 26, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burch stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frank as Burch tries to tie him up.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frank misses with a knee to the head.
Burch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Frank.
Burch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Burch breaks the clinch.
Burch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Frank moves out of range as Burch strikes.#T1#
Burch misses with a right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Frank clinches.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Frank blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burch is breathing heavily.
Frank missing with knees to the body.
Frank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burch tries to stall but Frank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frank lands a hook that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Burch fails to land.
Burch misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burch misses with a body punch.
Burch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Frank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frank with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frank lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
Frank lands a body shot.
Frank tries to land knees in the clinch but Burch avoids the damage to the body.
Frank lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frank utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frank scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Frank.
Frank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Frank - that landed with a thud.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Zakaria Burch has been cut.
Frank is leaning against Burch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burch backwards. #ROC2#Burch is rocked!
Frank lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Burch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burch tries to circle away but Frank has him pinned against the cage.
Frank creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burch's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burch drops to his knees and Frank pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank! |
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Event:
Rogues Invade On Saturday 5
Date: Feb 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Burch lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjelica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burch misses with a straight left. #CL#
Bjelica closes the distance and pushes Burch back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bjelica.
Bjelica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjelica stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bjelica tries to stall but Burch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bjelica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burch's elbow.
Bjelica manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bjelica lands a shoulder strike.
Bjelica throws a head punch that misses.
Bjelica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burch blocks a body shot from Bjelica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Burch.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjelica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjelica wants to stall.
Bjelica is stalling here.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Bjelica throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Bjelica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjelica blocks an uppercut.
Bjelica blocks an uppercut.
Bjelica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
Burch trying to land knees to the body.
Bjelica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bjelica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Burch.
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjelica is looking to control Burch's arms but Burch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bjelica has his back to the cage.
Bjelica has Burch pressed against the cage, preventing Burch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burch.
Bjelica misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#KD#
Bjelica drops Burch onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Burch is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Burch is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Bjelica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burch is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjelica finish him?
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjelica throws a big uppercut that drops Burch! More strikes from Bjelica and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burch lies dazed against the cage as Bjelica celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragutin Bjelica!
Dragutin Bjelica seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TR11: Get It Back In Blood
Date: Jan 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Dashark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burch lands a slapping body shot.
#KD2#
Burch cracks Dashark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dashark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burch finish him?
#CUT2#It looks like Mark Dashark has been cut.
Dashark is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Dashark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Burch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dashark ducks under a wild hook from Burch.
Dashark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burch thuds a left hand into Dashark's body.#KD2#
Burch feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dashark sprawling to the canvas! Dashark rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burch finish him?!
Dashark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burch misses with an uppercut.
Dashark misses with a straight right.
Burch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#KD2#
Burch cracks Dashark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burch has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dashark to stand back up!#ROC2#Dashark is rocked!#CUT2#Mark Dashark's cut is getting worse.
Dashark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Dashark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burch jabs Dashark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burch punishes Dashark's body with a nice straight punch.
Dashark walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Burch swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zakaria Burch! |
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Event:
TR06: Rolling 60s
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Jankens throws out a loose jab but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankens misses with a hook. Burch ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Jankens.#CUT2#It looks like Zakaria Burch has been cut.
Jankens throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Jankens lands a nice hook to Burch's body. Burch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jankens has eaten all the pies!
Jankens throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Jankens takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
Burch instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jankens throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jankens.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jankens blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Burch scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Burch.
Jankens wants to get back to striking at distance but Burch won't allow it.
Burch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jankens has had enough of the clinch but Burch keeps him there for the moment.
Burch keeps control of Jankens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burch lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Burch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jankens is trying to break the clinch but Burch has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Burch - that landed with a thud.
Jankens looks winded!
Burch lands a body shot.
Burch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jankens blocks it with crossed arms.
Jankens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Burch is defending well.
Burch tries a knee to the head but Jankens blocks it.
Burch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Burch.
Burch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burch.
Burch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Burch to work.
Burch lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jankens avoids it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jankens backwards. #BC#
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#KD#
Burch lands a big right hand that sends Jankens crashing to the mat! Burch stays standing though and waves Jankens back to his feet!#ROC#Jankens is rocked!
Burch is stalking Jankens. Jankens circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Burch, and it's lights out! Jankens really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zakaria Burch! |
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