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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Quinell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Warning - Footprints as his entrance music. Fred Burton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Quinell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Burton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Burton.
Burton tries to score a body lock takedown but Quinell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quinell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quinell.
No joy there for Quinell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinell cracks Burton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Quinell does no damage.
Burton is looking to clinch but Quinell is avoiding it.
Burton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quinell is fending him off so far but Burton persists. Nope, Quinell circles away and we're back to standing.
Craig Quinell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Burton.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quinell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinell fails to land with a series of punches.
Burton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quinell avoids it really well and circles away.
Quinell circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinell as he avoids it easily.
Quinell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quinell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quinell did well to prevent Burton getting side control.
Quinell is trying to stand.
Burton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burton is trying to control. Quinell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burton prevents Quinell from standing back up.
Quinell is breathing heavily.
Burton working over Quinell with some ground and pound. Quinell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burton is working for a submission of some sort.
Burton is pressing down on Quinell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quinell is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinell is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quinell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burton is stalling here. Quinell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Burton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Quinell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Quinell throws a shot to the body.
Quinell looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Burton instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton successfully pulls guard.
Burton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Quinell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Burton drops his hands momentarily and Quinell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinell misses with a series of wild punches.
Quinell misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinell stuffs the takedown attempt from Burton. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinell throws a series of punches but Burton avoids them all with ease.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quinell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burton just leaning against Quinell, taking a breather.
Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt - Quinell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burton clinches up against the cage.
Burton has Quinell pressed against the cage.
Burton lands an elbow that stopped Quinell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Craig Quinell has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinell wants to get up but he can't break Burton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quinell prevents Burton from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Burton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Quinell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quinell misses with a few strikes there.
Burton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton is working for a kimura but Quinell is defending it quite comfortably.
Quinell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quinell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burton.
Burton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Quinell is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton works his way into full mount!
Quinell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Quinell tries to get out of the position.
Burton lands a big elbow.
Burton working for a guillotine from mount but Quinell is in no mood to give up.
Burton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton with shots to the head and body - Quinell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quinell?
Burton working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton tries to control but Quinell wriggling away.
Quinell is bucking up trying to escape but Burton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burton working the ground and pound effectively.
Quinell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Quinell is surviving well by controlling Burton's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to finish this one by submission but Quinell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burton.
Burton tries to control but Quinell wriggling away.
BOOM! Burton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quinell is in a horrible position here. Burton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burton lands with some strikes.
Burton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinell taking shots to the head.
Burton trying to control but Quinell is having none of it.
Burton with a couple of short strikes.
Burton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quinell hang on?
Quinell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burton on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton working for a guillotine from mount but Quinell is in no mood to give up.
Quinell is squirming around, avoiding Burton's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton has hold of Quinell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Quinell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Quinell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quinell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Quinell. No joy for Burton on that attempt.
Quinell scores with a nice head shot.
Burton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quinell avoids it really well and circles away.
Burton wants to clinch.
Burton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
Quinell cracks a nice hook into Burton's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burton tries to clinch up but Quinell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton wants a takedown but no success here.
Craig Quinell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Burton.
Burton breaks the clinch.
Quinell tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Quinell sprawls well. Quinell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
Quinell looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Burton wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Burton or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinell which made him look bad.
Craig Quinell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton tries to clinch but Quinell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quinell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quinell throws a combination. Burton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quinell misses with the combination.
Burton tries to clinch but Quinell is having none of it.
Quinell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinell swivels and escapes.
Quinell swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton blocks a jab.
Quinell keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craig Quinell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinell is trying to stand.
Quinell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burton.
Quinell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burton looking to finish Quinell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quinell!
Burton scoring with strikes but Quinell is staying in there.
Quinell taking shots to the head.
Burton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fred Burton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Burton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burton won't let Quinell get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Burton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burton is working for a guillotine from mount but Quinell frees his head quite easily.
Quinell trying desperately to get to his feet.
Burton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quinell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton trying to control but Quinell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Quinell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Burton or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinell which made him look bad.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quinell!
Burton walks into a stiff left hand from Quinell.
A nice combination there by Quinell.
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quinell tries to break the clinch but Burton is controlling the position.
Burton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Quinell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burton.
Burton looks up at the clock and then as Quinell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Quinell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Quinell wants to get back to his feet.
Burton has knee on belly and moves into mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Burton unloading with bombs!
Burton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quinell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Burton breaks from Quinell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burton unloading with bombs!
Burton looking to control but Quinell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burton is landing with some decent strikes but Quinell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quinell hang on?
Burton wants to control the pace but Quinell is squirming around nicely.
Burton looking to finish Quinell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quinell!
Burton wants to control the pace but Quinell is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Burton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Burton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quinell's face.
Quinell is in a horrible position here. Burton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Quinell is surviving well by controlling Burton's body position as best he can.
Quinell wants to get back to his feet.
Quinell bucks Burton off and manages to get back to his feet!
Burton looks for a takedown but Quinell sprawls well.
Quinell looks to throw the jab but Burton is out of range.
Burton shoots in and drives through. Quinell sprawls well.
Craig Quinell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Burton.
Quinell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Burton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burton clinches with his opponent.
Burton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quinell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quinell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burton working the head and body with strikes.
Burton stops Quinell from getting back to his feet.
Burton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quinell keeps working.
Quinell looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Burton dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Craig Quinell'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. And we move into the final round!
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burton.
Burton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quinell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinell looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burton looking for a guillotine from mount but Quinell is having none of it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Burton landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton controlling the position easily from mount.
Burton trying to control but Quinell is having none of it.
Burton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burton working Quinell over with strikes here.
Burton scoring with strikes but Quinell is staying in there.
Burton breaks from Quinell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quinell is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton looking to control but Quinell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Quinell looks a forlorn figure.
Burton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burton lands a big shot there that rocks Quinell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Burton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Quinell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton connects with a bit shot that sees Quinell covering up! More strikes from Burton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burton is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Burton!
Fred Burton is the new super heavyweight champion!
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