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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feel Happiness. Burton has chosen Crying Game - Professor Green as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Branco is blocking nicely.
Burton lands a nice elbow.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burton is defending well for now.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Branco throws an elbow but it misses.
Burton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Branco tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Branco back against the cage.
Branco avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Branco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burton lands a body punch.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Branco's brow.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco is pushing Burton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Branco.
Branco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Branco slowing the pace effectively.
Burton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Branco lands a knee to the body.
Branco throws an elbow that misses.
Branco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burton's defenses.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Burton avoids the damage to the body.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Burton avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Branco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Branco missing with knees to the body.
Burton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burton.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branco avoids it.
Branco taking a breather.
Branco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Branco controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Branco controls his hands.
Branco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Branco pushes Burton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Branco.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Branco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Branco.
Branco avoiding damage as Burton throws knees to the body.
Branco has Burton pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Branco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burton's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Branco.
Branco blocks an elbow strike from Burton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tycho Branco has been cut.
Burton takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Burton missing with knees to the body.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Branco backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
Burton avoids a wild elbow strike from Branco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tycho Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton throws a push kick but Branco slaps the foot to one side.
Burton throws a leg kick but Branco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Branco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Branco manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Branco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Branco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Branco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Burton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Branco is able to avoid easily.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Branco.
Branco throws a push kick but Burton slaps the foot to one side.
Branco is looking to clinch.
Burton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco thumps Burton with a low kick.
Tycho Branco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branco darts in trying to clinch
and Burton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton dodges the punch combination from Branco.
Burton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Branco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Branco. Beautiful body shot.
Branco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton looks to land a body kick but Branco moved away.
Burton tries to clinch but Branco is having none of it.
Burton digs a good body shot into Branco's ribs.
Branco avoids the head kick by Burton.
Branco moves out of range as Burton throws a body kick.
A combination from Branco does no damage.
Burton misses with a low kick.
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!
Burton throws a chopping leg kick but Branco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Branco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burton under the eye.
Branco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Nice defenses there by Branco.
Burton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Branco.
Burton throws the left hand but Branco avoids the punch easily.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Branco counters with a two punch combo.
Tycho Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branco blocks it with crossed arms.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Branco throws an elbow that misses.
Burton tries a body shot but Branco blocks it.
Branco looking to throw knees to the head but Burton is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Branco.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Burton avoids the damage to the body.
Burton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Branco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks the elbow strike.
Burton pushes off an throws an elbow but Branco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Branco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burton throws a punch but it's blocked by Branco.
Nice elbow from Branco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Burton blocks an elbow strike from Branco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco is trying to stall.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tycho Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Branco throws a series of punches but Burton moves out of range.
Branco scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burton.
Branco checks the leg kick.
Branco throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Burton misses.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burton counters with a stiff right hand.
Burton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Branco to score with a decent uppercut.
Branco throws a right and a left that Burton avoids nicely.
Branco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burton obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burton is defending well for now.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branco avoids it.
Burton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Branco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Branco stalls.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Branco's face.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burton is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Branco tries to land a knee to the head but Burton blocks with his arms.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Branco's face.
Burton dodges an elbow strike from Branco.
Burton scores a nice knee to the body.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Burton avoids the damage to the body.
Branco lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Branco controls his hands.
Branco misses with the head strike.
Branco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Branco avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burton lands an elbow inside.
Burton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burton throws a punch but it's blocked by Branco.
Burton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Branco misses with some punches.
Burton avoiding damage as Branco throws knees to the body.
Branco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton scores with a hook to the body.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tycho Branco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Branco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burton blocks it with crossed arms.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Branco is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Branco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Burton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Branco controls the action.
Burton can't find room to land a body shot as Branco controls the action.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco misses with a knee strike.
Branco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Branco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Branco wants to stall.
Colin Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tycho Branco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Branco blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Tycho Branco.
Well Branco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!
After winning the bout, Tycho Branco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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